The VMDIRECT POSIX file, which resides on the CA VM:Director DRCT minidisk, contains the POSIX group definitions. Use this file, instead of the USER DIRECT file, to define POSIX groups.
Each record in the VMDIRECT POSIX file identifies a POSIX group.
Note: For information about the format of the POSIXGROUP record, see IBM’s CP Planning and Administration guide.
The VMDIRECT POSIX file can also contain comments, blank lines, and the *ED= special comment.
You can include an edit special comment (*ED=) in the VMDIRECT POSIX file. CA VM:Director maintains this comment with the date and time of last update of the VMDIRECT POSIX file, the userid that last updated the file, the process used to update the file, and the date the file was first updated.
CA VM:Director reads the VMDIRECT POSIX file as part of its initialization process. If it encounters an invalid POSIXGROUP statement, it sends a diagnostic message to the CA VM:Director console and to the CA VM:Director system operator. This operator is a userid you specify on the SYSOPER record in the PRODUCT CONFIG file.
CA VM:Director validates all GIDs and GNAMEs in the source directory against those defined in the VMDIRECT POSIX file. If CA VM:Director encounters a GID or GNAME that is not defined, initialization is terminated with the appropriate error messages.
CA VM:Director ignores the VMDIRECT POSIX file when running on z/VM systems that do not support it.
You can edit the VMDIRECT POSIX file while CA VM:Director is running by using the ADMIN POSIX command. To use the POSIX parameter, you must have at least ADMIN POSIX authorization through a GRANT record in the AUTHORIZ CONFIG file. You can also use the ADMIN, ADMIN *, or ADMIN *ALL authorizations to provide the necessary level of security.
The following figure is a sample VMDIRECT POSIX file that shows the GNAME in the second column and the GID in the third column, as follows:
*ED= * POSIX GROUPS FOR THE XYZ DIVISION POSIXGROUP Admin 101 POSIXGROUP FINANCE 102 POSIXGROUP MARKETING 103 POSIXGROUP Sales 104 POSIXGROUP TechPubs 105 * POSIX GROUPS FOR THE ACM DIVISION POSIXGROUP AdminA 201 POSIXGROUP AdminB 202 POSIXGROUP ENGI 203 POSIXGROUP TCOM 204
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