Adding umask settings on the account form

You might want to add or modify the umask permissions of the user on the managed resource. The umask settings control how file permissions are set for newly created files.

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To modify the umask permissions, you must customize the erPosixUmask attribute on the account form. Do the following steps on IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager:

Procedure

  1. Log on to IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager as an administrator.
  2. In the My Work pane, expand Configure System and click Design Forms to display the Design Forms page.
  3. From the applet, double-click Account to display the account form profiles.
  4. Double-click the account form profile to add the erPosixUmask attribute on the account form.
    Select one of the following profiles:
    POSIX AIX® account
    Select this option to customize the erPosixUmask attribute on the AIX account form.
    POSIX HP-UX account
    Select this option to customize the erPosixUmask attribute on the HP-UX account form.
    POSIX Linux® account
    Select this option to customize the erPosixUmask attribute on the Linux account form.
    POSIX Solaris account
    Select this option to customize the erPosixUmask attribute on the Solaris account form.
  5. From the Attributes List window, double-click the erPosixUmask attribute to add it to the $tabemployeeinfo tab.
  6. Right-click erPosixUmask and click Change To>UMask.
  7. Click the Save Form Template icon.
    After you customize the attribute, you can use it when you create or modify a user account.

    Locate the attribute that is labeled UNIX umask on the account form and use the Access Type permission boxes to change or set the read, write and execute permissions for user, group and other access.