Managing the NWS filesystem

Assigning trustee rights to OS and application directories

Application programs need a set of file system rights that make them available to users yet protect them from being corrupted. Keep the guidelines that follow in mind as you assign file and directory rights to executable, application, and program files.

When you are ready to assign file and directory attributes and rights, see ``Making the file system secure and accessible''.

Use the FLAG utility to assign rights as follows:

Assign the Shareable and Read-Only attributes to application and workstation operating-system files.
Assign the Execute Only attribute to executable files for which you keep permanent backups.
Assign Read and File Scan rights to the User or Group objects that need to use the application.

For more information about assigning file and directory rights, refer to ``Changing attributes of a directory or file''; the FLAG utility is described in ``FLAG''.