Applying an existing traditional GPFS access control list

To apply the same traditional ACLs from one file or directory to another:

1. Issue the mmgetacl command with the -o option to place the information in an output file.
2. Apply the ACLs to the new file or directory by issuing the mmputacl command with the -i option.

For example, use the -o option to specify a file to which the ACL is written:

mmgetacl -o old.acl project2.history

Then, to assign the same permissions to another file, project.notes, enter:

mmputacl -i old.acl project.notes

To confirm the changes, enter:

mmgetacl project.notes

The information sent to standard output is similar to:

#owner:guest
#group:usr
user::rwxc
group::rwx- #effective:rw--
other::--x-
mask::rw-c
user:alpha:rwxc #effective:rw-c
group:audit:rwx- #effective:rw--
group:system:-w--