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Description

Without the CA VM:Secure interface, the CA VM:Tape LIST command can be issued by users only for tapes that they own or by users with ANYUSER authorization in the VMTAPE CONFIG file.

With the CA VM:Secure interface, users granted access by a VMTAPE LIST rule can list other users’ tapes. If the rule allowing the LIST request specifies the LOGPASS option, the requesting user IDs must give their logon password when listing the tapes. If the rule allowing the LIST request specifies the NOPASS option, the requesting user ID is not required to give a password.

Users with ANYUSER authorization can continue to list tapes regardless of rules. CA VM:Tape LIST requests default to normal CA VM:Tape processing if no rules are defined to govern CA VM:Tape LIST attempts. The NORULE record in the SECURITY CONFIG file does not apply to CA VM:Tape requests.

Examples

• User ID AMANDA wants to list information about the expiration dates on tapes owned by her employee JUSTIN. AMANDA is the security group manager for JUSTIN, so she created a user rule in the JUSTIN rules file allowing her to use the LIST command for tapes owned by JUSTIN. She created this rule:

  ACCEPT AMANDA VMTAPE LIST
  

  To list the tapes JUSTIN owns that have the volume serial numbers beginning with JUST, AMANDA issues the following LIST command:

  vmtape list just* (short ownedby justin
  

  CA VM:Tape responds as follows:

  VOLSER EXPDT DSNAME
  JUST01 2009/135 HOMEWORK
  JUST02 2009/146 VACATION.PLANS
  

• The following rule in your rules file allows everyone in your security group MYGROUP to list information in the TMC about tapes owned by your virtual machine:

  ACCEPT MYGROUP VMTAPE LIST (GROUP