Setting Firewall Rules for IFS Files and Directories

To add and modify rules for filtering IFS objects, type 1 on the IFS Security screen, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for IFS Objects (STRFW > 5) and press Enter.

The Work with IFS Security screen appears:

​                             ​  Work with IFS Security​                                                                                                              ​   Type options, press Enter.                                                    ​     ​  1=Select    3=Copy    4=Delete​           ​  Subset . . . .​   ​                                                                                   ​   Opt​  File System⁄Root Dir​             ​  Directory⁄File name​        ​  Users​             ​   ​  ​  *ALL                            ​  *ALL                      ​  *PUBLIC   ​  ...​    ​   ​  ​  ⁄                               ​  A                         ​  QQ        ​     ​    ​   ​  ​  ⁄                               ​  GSC.ZIP                   ​  %GROUP1   ​     ​    ​   ​  ​  ⁄                               ​  XLSQL_CONFIG.XML          ​  %GROUP1   ​     ​    ​   ​  ​  A                               ​  B                         ​            ​     ​    ​   ​  ​  A                               ​  HONEYPOT                  ​            ​     ​    ​   ​  ​  AAA                             ​  A                         ​            ​     ​    ​   ​  ​  DLT                             ​  *ALL                      ​  *PUBLIC   ​  ...​    ​   ​  ​  DLT1                            ​  TEST⁄*                    ​  CT        ​     ​    ​   ​  ​  HOME                            ​  *ALL                      ​  PGMRGRP1  ​     ​    ​   ​  ​  HOME                            ​  AV⁄AV.LOG                 ​  A*        ​  ...​    ​   ​  ​  HOME                            ​  AV⁄CLAMAV-0.99.2⁄CLAMSCAN⁄​  QSECOFR   ​     ​    ​   ​  ​  HOME                            ​  GH*                       ​  %QQ       ​  ...​    ​   ​  ​  HOME                            ​  GHK                       ​  TEVG      ​     ​    ​   ​  ​  HOME                            ​  GHK⁄*                     ​  GRPSB2    ​     ​                                                                      ​       More...​   ​  F3=Exit   F6=Add new   F8=Print   F11=Un⁄Fold   F12=Cancel​                       ​                                                                                  ​

Each line of the list contains the following fields:

File System/Root Dir

The file system or root directory containing the objects.

Directory/File Name

The path to the object, beneath the file system or root directory shown in the previous column. If it ends in an asterisk ("*"), it refers to all the files and folders within that directory.

Users

The first of the list of users or group to which the rule refers. If it is blank, the rule is the default for all users (*PUBLIC). If the rule is for more than one user or group, the field is followed by an ellipsis (". . .").

To add a rule, press the F6 key. The Add IFS Security screen appears, as shown in Adding Firewall Rules for IFS Files and Folders.

To print the information from this screen, press the F8 key.

To modify a rule, type 1 in the Opt field for the rule and press Enter. The Modify IFS Security screen appears, as shown in Modifying Firewall Rules for IFS Files and Folders.

To copy settings for one file or directory to another, type 3 in the Opt field for the rule and press Enter. The Copy IFS Security screen appears, as shown in Copying Firewall Rules for IFS Files and Folders.

To delete the settings for a file or directory, type 4 in the Opt field for the rule and press Enter. The Delete Native AS/400 Command Security screen appears, as shown in Deleting Firewall Rules for IFS Files and Folders.