Adding Firewall Rules for Programs

To add rules for programs showing which users may run them, press the F6 key on the Work with Native AS/400 Program Security screen, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Programs (STRFW > 4 > 5).

The Add Native AS/400 Program Security screen appears:

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

Enter information into the following fields:

Program

The name of the program. This can also be a generic name ending in an asterisk ("*") or *ALL, which refer to all the relevant items in the library named in the next field for which more specific settings have not been created. Once you have entered a library name in the next field, you can see a list of programs by placing the cursor in this field and pressing the F4 key.

Library

The name of the library containing the print file. This can also be *UNDFN, which refers to an undefined value, or *ALL, which refers to all libraries for which more specific settings for that print file have not been created. To see a list of libraries, place the cursor in this field and press the F4 key.

Press Enter to confirm these values. More fields appear on the screen:

​                       ​ Add Native AS/400 File Security​                                                                                                           ​ Type information, press Enter.                                                ​                                                                                     ​ File  . . . . . . .​ ​ *ALL      ​                                                 ​ Library . . . . . .​ ​ *ALL      ​                                                 ​ Location Group ID .​ ​    ​        ​ 1-254​   ​ Access is restricted by location​                                                                                     ​ Define user authority, press Enter.​                                               ​ Y=Yes​ ​ S=Skip (Allow, no log)​                                                  ​ User*, %Group​ ​ Location​ |----- DATA -----|----------- FILE MANAGEMENT -------| ​ ​ Group profile​ ​ Group ID​ | Read     Write |  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 run that program.

In each line of the rest of the screen, you can indicate whether a specified user or group may run the program:

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.

Run Program

If set to Y, the user or group may run the program.