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Nickname Resolution

When you specify a nickname for userid, CA VM:Secure first uses information in your NAMES file to determine the local user. If there are user IDs that CA VM:Secure cannot resolve using the NAMES file, it then uses the DMSJNE routine to resolve the remaining unresolved user IDs. DMSJNE is an optional customer‑written routine that returns a local user ID for the supplied user ID and nodeid. If your site uses DMSJNE and it is not available, or if CA VM:Secure cannot resolve any of the user IDs, the REVOKE AUTHORITY command terminates with a return code of 328.

Examples

• You previously granted all users the authority to read the TEST RESULTS file in the VMSYSU:ENG.TOOLS directory. To prevent all users from reading the TEST RESULTS file, enter:

  vmsecure revoke authority test file vmsysu:eng.tools from all
  

• You want to prevent FRAN from reading or writing any files created in the future in the VMSYSU:ENG.TOOLS directory, and allow him to only look at names of files in that directory. You also want to remove read and write authorizations to the files in that directory. Enter:

  vmsecure revoke authority vmsysu:eng.tools from fran (newauth keepread
  vmsecure revoke authority * * vmsysu:eng.tools from fran
  

• You want to change WOODYB’s authorization from WRITE to READ for all files in the VM:EMP.INFO directory. You also want to let him read any new files created in the future. Enter:

  vmsecure revoke authority vm:emp.info from woodyb (keepread keepnewread
  vmsecure revoke authority * * vm:emp.info from woodyb (keepread