The create command is used to create an access file. User records must be created in the \syscontrol\users\ directory. Group records must be created in \syscontrol\groups\.
Windows/OpenVMS Format:
create/access access [/qualifiers]
UNIX/Linux Format:
mkacc access [-qualifiers]
/comment or -comment=comment
/[no]log or -[no]log
/[no]confirm or -[no]confirm
/idtype or -idtype=type
/idname or -idname=name
/local_user or -local_user=user_name
/type or -type=type
/identifier or identifier=id
/member or -member=group
/privileges or -privileges=access_priv
/password or -password=password
Windows/OpenVMS:
$ Schedule> create/access jhinton /privileges=allaccess /password=mortimer123
UNIX/Linux:
$ Schedule> mkacc jhinton -privileges=allaccess -password=mortimer123
/comment or -comment=comment
The COMMENT qualifier is the comment that is associated with an access record.
/[no]confirm or -[no]confirm
CONFIRM requests that the user be prompted prior to any operation to verify that the selected entry is the correct one.
/identifier or identifier=id
The IDENTIFIER qualifier is used to map the access record to a distinct id number. This is usually performed automatically when the record is created.
Usage: User Settings, Group Settings, Map Identifier, Next Identifier
/idtype or idtype=type
The IDTYPE qualifier is the used in the map identifier record to identify the map as a User or Group setting.
Usage: Map Identifier (System Created)
/idname or idname=name
The IDNAME qualifier is the used in the map identifier record to identify the corresponding access record name.
Usage: Map Identifier (System Created)
/local_user=user_name
The LOCAL_USER qualifier is the used in the "proxy for a remote user" access record to identify the local user that is being mapped to this proxy record
Usage: Proxy for a remote user (System Created)
/member or -member=group
The MEMBER qualifier is used to add an access record to a master record such as Administrator. For instance is you add a user to the Administrator record, the user will possess all access rights of Administrator.
Usage: User Settings
/[no]log or -[no]log
The LOG qualifier causes each completed operation to issue a note to the user.
/password or -password=user_password
The PASSWORD qualifier is the system password that is entered the first time you use SCHEDULE.
Usage: User Settings
/privileges or privileges=access_priv
The PRIVILEGES qualifier is used to assign any of 5 access privileges to an access record. The possible privileges are:
Field |
Description |
AllAccess |
Grant Access to the entire database |
ReadAll |
Grant Read Access to the entire database |
SubmitAny |
Grant ability to submit any job |
ChangeUser |
Grant ability to change the user of a job |
Disabled |
Deny all types of access to this user |
None |
No access rights |
Usage: User Settings, Group Settings
/type or -type=access_type
The TYPE qualifier is used to categorize the access record according to how it will be used. The possible types are:
Field |
Description |
Group Settings |
For group access records |
User Settings |
For user access records |
Proxy for a remote user |
When creating a proxy record for a remote user |
Map Identifier |
For internal mapping of access records |
Next Identifier |
Place holder for next access record |
Usage: User Settings, Group Settings, Proxy for Remote User, Map Identifier, Next Identifier