Optical commands

This table lists the specific authorities required for the optical 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
Object Library Optical volume 1
ADDOPTCTG (Q) Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE  
ADDOPTSVR (Q) Server CSI *USE *EXECUTE  
CHGDEVOPT4 Optical Device *CHANGE, *OBJMGT *EXECUTE  
CHGOPTA (Q)        
CHGOPTVOL Root directory (/) of volume when changing the Text Description5 *W Not applicable Not applicable
Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE *CHANGE3
Server CSI *USE *EXECUTE Not applicable
CHKOPTVOL Optical device *USE *EXECUTE *USE
Root directory (/) of volume *RWX Not applicable Not applicable
CPYOPT Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE *USE - Source Volume
      *ALL - Target Volume
Each preceding dir in path of source file *X Not applicable Not applicable
Each preceding dir in path of destination file *X Not applicable Not applicable
Source file (*DSTMF)5 *R Not applicable Not applicable
Parent dir of destination file *WX Not applicable Not applicable
Parent of parent dir if creating dir *WX Not applicable Not applicable
CPYOPT Destination file if replaced due to SLTFILE(*ALL) *W Not applicable Not applicable
Destination file if replaced due to SLTFILE(*CHANGED) *RW Not applicable Not applicable
Each dir in path that precedes source dir *X Not applicable Not applicable
Each dir in path that precedes target dir *X Not applicable Not applicable
CPYOPT Dir being copied5 *R Not applicable Not applicable
Dir being copied if it contains entries *RX Not applicable Not applicable
Parent of target dir *WX Not applicable Not applicable
Target dir if replaced due to SLTFILE(*ALL) *W Not applicable Not applicable
Target dir if replaced due to SLTFILE(*CHANGED) *RW Not applicable Not applicable
Target dir if entries are to be created *WX Not applicable Not applicable
CPYOPT Source files *R Not applicable Not applicable
Destination file if replaced due to SLTFILE(*ALL) *W Not applicable Not applicable
Destination file if replaced due to SLTFILE(*CHANGED) *RW Not applicable Not applicable
CRTDEVOPT4 Optical Device   *EXECUTE  
CVTOPTBKU Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE *ALL
DSPOPT Path Prefix when DATA (*SAVRST)5 *X Not applicable Not applicable
File Prefix when (*SAVRST)2 *R Not applicable Not applicable
Optical Device *EXECUTE *USE  
Server CSI *USE *EXECUTE  
DSPOPTLCK        
DSPOPTSVR Server CSI *USE *EXECUTE  
DUPOPT Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE *USE - Source Volume
      *ALL - Target Volume
INZOPT Root directory (/) of volume *RWX Not applicable Not applicable
Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE *ALL
LODOPTFMW Stream file *R Not applicable Not applicable
Path prefix Refer to the general rules.
RCLOPT (Q) Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE  
RMVOPTCTG (Q) Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE  
RMVOPTSVR (Q) Server CSI *USE *EXECUTE  
STRNETINS (Q)6 Network optical device *USE *EXECUTE  
WRKHLDOPTF2 Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE *USE
Server CSI *USE *EXECUTE  
WRKOPTDIR2 Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE *USE
Server CSI *USE *EXECUTE  
WRKOPTF2 Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE *USE
Server CSI *USE *EXECUTE  
WRKOPTVOL2 Optical Device *USE *EXECUTE  
1
Optical volumes are not actual system objects. The link between the optical volume and the authorization list used to secure the volume is maintained by the optical support function.
2
There are seven options that can be invoked from the optical utilities that are not commands themselves. These options and their required authorities to the optical volume are shown below.
  • Delete File: *CHANGE
  • Rename File: *CHANGE
  • Delete Directory: *CHANGE
  • Create Directory: *CHANGE
  • Rename Volume: *ALL
  • Release Held Optical File: *CHANGE
  • Save Held Optical File: *USE - Source Volume, *Change - Target Volume
3
Authorization list management authority to the authorization list currently securing the optical volume is needed to change the authorization list used to secure the volume.
4
To use this command, you must have *IOSYSCFG special authority.
5
This authority check is only made when the Optical media format is Universal Disk Format (UDF).
6
You must have *JOBCTL special authority to use this command.