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POSIX Information in a Directory Entry or Profile

CA VM:Secure supports the following POSIX–related directory control statements, introduced as part of VM/ESA Release 2.1.0. You can use these statements in directory entries and in directory profiles:

Directory Statement

Description

POSIXINFO

Specifies a user’s POSIX information. Specifically, userid (UID), group ID (GID/GNAME), initial working directory (IWDIR), initial user program (IUPGM), and file system root (FSROOT).

POSIXGLIST

Lists the names of the POSIX groups of which the user is a member. Groups can be specified by either GID or GNAME.

POSIXOPT

Specifies a user’s POSIX options.