Authorizing a user or group using System i Navigator
Some users might need specific authority to an object. You can grant specific authority to a user or group using System i® Navigator.
To authorize a user or group to an object, follow these steps:
- From System i Navigator, expand .
- Expand the database that you want to work with.
- Navigate until the object for which you want to edit permissions is visible.
- Right-click the object for which you want to add permissions, and click Permissions.
- In the Permissions window, click Add.
- In the Add Users and Groups window, either specify or select one or more users or groups.
- Click OK to close the Add
Users and Groups window. This adds one or more users or groups to the authorities list.
- Click OK to close the Permissions window.
Note: The user or group is given the default authority to the object.
You can change a user's authority to one of the types defined by the system
or you can customize the authority.
You can also remove and customize authority using System i Navigator.