Private authorities

All of the private authorities that a user has to objects are stored with the user profile. When a user needs authority to an object, the user’s private authorities might be searched.

Flowchart 3: How user authority to an object is checked provides more information about authority checking.

You can display a user’s private authorities to library-based objects by using the Display User Profile command:

DSPUSRPRF user-profile-name TYPE(*OBJAUT)

You can work with a user's private authorities to library- and directory-based objects using the Work with Objects by Private Authority (WRKOBJPVT) command. To change a user’s private authorities, you can use the commands that work with object authorities, such as Edit Object Authority (EDTOBJAUT).

You can copy all of the private authorities from one user profile to another using the Grant User Authority (GRTUSRAUT) command. See Copying authority from a user for more information.