Standard Ownership and Protection
The system (SYSTEM) owns all OpenVMS system files except one.The directory MOM$SYSTEM is owned by UIC [376,375]. All files in SYS$SYSDEVICE:[VMS$COMMON], except those listedin Exceptions to Standard OpenVMS System File Protection, have a protectioncode of S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RWED,W:RE.
The directory VMS$COMMON.DIR and the files in SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYSx.DIR]have a protection code of S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE.
Table 1 Exceptions to Standard OpenVMS System File ProtectionFiles
| Protection
|
[VMS$COMMON]
|
DECW$DEFAULTS.DIR
| MOM$SYSTEM.DIR
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE
|
SYS$KEYMAP.DIR
| SYS$LDR.DIR
|
|
SYS$STARTUP.DIR
| SYSCBI.DIR
|
|
SYSERR.DIR
| SYSEXE.DIR
|
|
SYSFONT.DIR
| SYSHLP.DIR
|
|
SYSLIB.DIR
| SYSMAINT.DIR
|
|
SYSMGR.DIR
| SYSMSG.DIR
|
|
SYSTEST.DIR
| SYSUPD.DIR
|
|
VUE$LIBRARY.DIR
|
|
|
[VMS$COMMON.SYS$KEYMAP]
|
DECW.DIR
|
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE
|
[VMS$COMMON.SYS$KEYMAP.DECW]
|
SYSTEM.DIR
| USER.DIR
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE
|
[VMS$COMMON.SYSEXE]
|
ISL_LVAX_061.SYS
| ISL_SVAX_061.SYS
| S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RE,W:RE
|
NETPROXY.DAT
|
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RWE,W
|
NET$PROXY.DAT
|
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RWE,W
|
MSGHLP$MAIN.EXE
|
| S:RE,O:RE,G:RE,W:RE
|
RIGHTSLIST.DAT
|
| S:RWED,O:RWED,G:R,W
|
SYSUAF.DAT
|
| S:RWED,O:RWED,G,W
|
SYVMS$OBJECTS.DATSUAF.DAT
|
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W
|
[VMS$COMMON.SYSFONT]
|
DECW.DIR
| PS_FONT_METRICS.DIR
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE
|
VWS.DIR
| XDPS.DIR
|
|
[VMS$COMMON.SYSFONT]
|
DECW.DIR
| PS_FONT_METRICS.DIR
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE
|
VWS.DIR
| XDPS.DIR
|
|
[VMS$COMMON.SYSFONT.DECW]
|
|
|
100DPI.DIR
| 75DPI.DIR
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE
|
COMMON.DIR
| CURSOR16.DIR
|
|
CURSOR32.DIR
| USER_100DPI.DIR
|
|
USER_75DPI.DIR
| USER_COMMON.DIR
|
|
USER_CURSOR16.DIR
| USER_CURSOR32.DIR
|
|
[VMS$COMMON.SYSHLP]
|
DECW.DIR
| VMSDOC.DIR
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE
|
MSGHLP$ENGLISH.EXE
|
| S:RE,O:RE,G:RE,W:RE
|
EXAMPLES.DIR
|
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE
|
[VMS$COMMON.SYSLIB]
|
CDA$ACCESS.EXE
| DECW$DWTLIBSHR.EXE
| S:RW,O:RWED,G:R,W:R
|
DECW$PRINTWGTSHR.EXE
| DECW$XLIBSHR.EXE
|
|
MSGHLP$ENGLISH.EXE
| MSGHLP$SHARE.EXE
| S:RE,O:RE,G:RE,W:RE
|
VMS$PASSWORD_DIC TIONARY.DATA
|
| S:RE,O:RE,G,W
|
XDPS$DPSBINDINGSSHR.EXE
| XDPS$DPSCLIENTSHR.EXE
| S:RW,O:RWED,G:R,W:R
|
XDPS$DPSLIBSHR.EXE
| XNL$SHR.EXE
|
|
[VMS$COMMON.SYSMGR]
|
SECURITY.AUDIT$JOURNAL
|
| S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RE,W
|
VMS$AUDIT_SERVER.DAT
|
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W
|
WELCOME.TEMPLATE
| WELCOME.TXT
| S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RE,W:RE
|
[VMS$COMMON.VUE$LIBRARY]
|
SYSTEM.DIR
| USER.DIR
| S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE
|
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