Network commands

This table lists the specific authorities required for the network commands.

Commands identified by (Q) are shipped with public authority *EXCLUDE. Commands shipped with public authority *EXCLUDE shows which IBM-supplied user profiles are authorized to the command. The security officer can grant *USE authority to others.

Command Referenced object Authority needed
For object For library
ADDNETJOBE (Q) User profile in the network job entry *USE  
APING Device description *CHANGE  
AREXEC Device description *CHANGE  
CHGNETA (Q) 4      
CHGNETJOBE (Q) User profile in the network job entry *USE  
DLTNETF 2 Output file Refer to the general rules. Refer to the general rules.
DSPNETA      
RCVNETF 2 To-file member does not exist, MBROPT(*ADD) specified *OBJMGT, *USE *EXECUTE, *ADD
To-file member does not exist, MBROPT(*REPLACE) specified *OBJMGT, *CHANGE *EXECUTE, *ADD
To-file member exists, MBROPT(*ADD) specified *USE *EXECUTE
To-file member exists, MBROPT(*REPLACE) specified *OBJMGT, *CHANGE *EXECUTE
RMVNETJOBE (Q) User profile in the network job entry *USE  
RTVNETA      
RUNRMTCMD Device description *CHANGE  
SNDNETF Physical file or save file *USE *EXECUTE
SNDNETMSG to a local user Message queue *OBJOPR, *ADD *EXECUTE
VFYAPPCCNN Device description *CHANGE  
WRKNETF 2,3      
WRKNETJOBE 3 QUSRSYS/QANFNJE *USE *EXECUTE
1
You must have *ALLOBJ special authority.
2
A user can run these commands on the user’s own network files or on network files owned by the user’s group profile. *ALLOBJ special authority is required to process network files for another user.
3
To use an individual operation, you must have the authority required by that operation.
4
To change some network attributes, you must have *IOSYSCFG, or *ALLOBJ and *IOSYSCFG special authorities.