Adding Firewall Rules for Libraries

To add rules for libraries showing which users may operate on them, press the F6 key on the Work with Native AS/400 Library Security screen, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Libraries (STRFW > 4 > 2).

The Add Native AS/400 File Security screen appears:

​                       ​  Add Native AS⁄400 Library Security​                                                                                                          ​  Type information, press Enter.                                                ​                                                                                      ​  Library . . . .​  ​   ​     ​  Name, generic*, F4 for list​                                                                                                     ​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ​  F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F12=Cancel​                                                 ​                                                                                                                                                                   ​

Enter the name of the library in the Library field. This can also be a generic name ending in an asterisk ("*"). Press the F4 key to see a list.

Press Enter to confirm this value. More fields appear on the screen:

​                      ​  Add Native AS⁄400 Library Security​                                                                                                           ​  Type information, press Enter.                                                ​                                                                                      ​  Library . . . . . .​  ​  PLONLIB   ​                                                                                                                                   ​  Location Group ID .​  ​   ​         ​  1-254​    ​  Access is restricted by location​                                                                                      ​  Define user authority, press Enter.​                                                ​  Y=Yes​                                                                           ​  User*, %Group​  ​  Location​                  ​  |--------- LIBRARY MANAGEMENT ------| ​  ​  Group profile​  ​  Group ID​                  ​  |  Create   Delete   Rename   Other | ​   ​  *PUBLIC   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​                                                                          ​       More...​   ​  F3=Exit​   ​  F4=Prompt​    ​  F11=Enable locations ​     ​  F12=Cancel​                      ​                                                                                                                                                                   ​

In the Location Group ID field, you can specify a numbered location group from 1 through 254, as shown in . Only members of that group may operate on that library.

In each line of the rest of the screen, you can indicate how a specified user or group may operate on the file:

User*, %Group, Group profile

The name or generic name of a user or group for whom you are creating these settings. To see a list of possible users or groups, press the F4 key.

Location Group ID

If location groups are enabled, this rule may be restricted to a given numbered location group. To enable location groups, press the F11 key.

LIBRARY MANAGEMENT Create

If set to Y, the user or group may create the library.

LIBRARY MANAGEMENT Delete

If set to Y, the user or group may delete the library.

LIBRARY MANAGEMENT Rename

If set to Y, the user or group may rename the library.

LIBRARY MANAGEMENT Other

If set to Y, the user or group may perform other operations on the library.