Adding Firewall Rules for a Similar IFS Object with the Rule Wizard

To add firewall rules for a combination of a user or group requesting access to and object similar to an existing one via the Rule Wizard, type 9 in the Opt field for the original rule from the Plan IFS Security screen, shown in Analyzing Recent Data on IFS Objects with the Rule Wizard (STRFW > 4 > 42) then press Enter.

The Add Similar IFS Object screen appears:

​                             ​  Add Similar IFS Object​                                                                                                                ​  Modify data at least in one of the fields - New User or New File Sys⁄Root Dir​    ​  or New Directory⁄File.​                                                           ​  Modify data in field New Revised authority (optionally).​                         ​  Press Enter.​                                                                                                                                                        ​  New User  . . . .​      ​  QSECOFR   ​                        ​  Name, generic*,​                                                                  ​  User Grp, *PUBLIC,​                                                               ​  F4 for list       ​      ​  New File Sys⁄Root Dir​  ​  HOME                            ​  ​  Name, ⁄, F4 for list ​   ​  New Directory⁄File​     ​  N501232⁄BLABLAX#.TXT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ​                  ​  Name, generic*, *ALL ​                                                                                                           ​  Read​  ​  Write​  ​  Rename​  ​  Delete​  ​  Move​                         ​  New Revised authority​   ​   ​      ​   ​      ​   ​       ​   ​      ​   ​   ​  Y, N​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ​  F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F12=Cancel​                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ​

The first three fields on the screen show the values from the original rule as defaults. You can change each of them to represent the new object:

New User

The user or group requesting the activity. This can be a user name, a generic* name, a group name, or *PUBLIC for all users. To see a list of possible values, press the F4 key.

New File Sys/Root Dir

The file system or root directory containing the object on which the activity requests to operate. This can be the name of the specific file system or directory or the "/" character. To see a list of possible values, press the F4 key.

New Directory/File

The directory or file on which the activity requests to operate. This can be the name of the specific object, a generic name ending in an asterisk ("*"), or *ALL for all objects.

The New Revised Authority fields indicate whether the user or group may perform each of a set of operations (Read, Write, Rename, Delete, or Move) on the object. Set these to Y to accept the requests, S to accept the request, but do not log it,or N to reject them. If a field is left blank, it inherits the value from the next higher group, up through *PUBLIC.