Setting a default public authority using System i Navigator

By setting a default public authority, you can have a common authority to all new objects when they are created in a library. You can edit the permissions for individual objects that require a different level of security.

To set a default public authority, follow these steps:

  1. From System i® Navigator, expand your system > Databases.
  2. Expand the database that you want to work with.
  3. Expand Schemas.
  4. Right-click the schema for which you want to set a public authority, and click Permissions.
  5. In the Permissions window, click New Object.
  6. In the New Object window, select a default public authority.
    To use an authorization list, click Browse for the name of the authorization list. To view authorization list properties, click Edit.
  7. Click OK to close the Permissions window.

Here is a list of default public authorities:

Use system value
Specifies to use the system value for the default public authority for a new object.
Use
Allows access to the object attributes and use of the object. The public can view, but not change, the objects.
Change
Allows the contents of the object (with some exceptions) to be changed.
All
Allows all operations on the object, except those that are limited to the owner. The user or group can control the existence of the object, specify the security for the object, change the object, and perform basic functions on the object. The user or group can also change the ownership of the object.
Exclude
Prohibits all operations on the object. No access nor operations are allowed to the object for the users and groups that have this permission. Specifies that the public is not allowed to use the object.
Use authorization list
Allows you to specify an authorization list to use to secure the object.