AUTH

AUTH authorizes access to RFS directories.

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram RFS AUTH dirid PRIVATEPUBLICRPUBLICWSECURED

Operands

dirid
specifies a REXX File System directory identifier. This is partially or fully qualified. See the CD command, CD, for more information.
PRIVATE
specifies that only the owner of the directory has read/write access to the files. This is the default.
PUBLICR
specifies that any user has read-only access to the files in the directory.
PUBLICW
specifies that any user has read/write access to the files in the directory.
SECURED
specifies that an external security manager grants access to the files in the directory.

Return codes

See the RFS command RFS.

Example

'RFS AUTH POOL1:\USERS\USER1\DOCS PUBLICR'

This example makes directory DOCS a public directory. All users have read/only access to the files in directory DOCS.