AUTHORIZE creates new records or modifies existing records in the following files: o System user authorization file (SYSUAF.DAT) You can use AUTHORIZE to assign values to various fields within each SYSUAF record. The values you assign identify the user and the user's work environment, and control use of system resources. You can redirect SYSUAF logical access by defining a logical in your local process logical table; for example: $ DEFINE/PROCESS/EXEC SYSUAF DISK$USER:[MYPROCESSTABLE]SYSUAF.DAT You can, if you like, define the SYSUAF logical in user mode. If you move the SYSUAF.DAT file, be sure the logical name SYSUAF is defined and points to an existing file. If AUTHORIZE is unable to locate the SYSUAF.DAT file, it displays the following error message: %UAF-E-NAOFIL, unable to open SYSUAF.DAT -RMS-E-FNF, file not found Do you want to create a new file? A response of YES results in creation of a new SYSUAF file containing a SYSTEM record and a DEFAULT record. These records are initialized with the same values set when the system was installed. o Network proxy authorization file The default network proxy authorization file is NET$PROXY.DAT. However, AUTHORIZE maintains the file NETPROXY.DAT for compatibility. In a mixed-version cluster where systems are running OpenVMS Alpha or a version of OpenVMS VAX earlier than Version 6.1, you must make all proxy modifications on an OpenVMS VAX Version 6.1 or later system. You can redirect NETPROXY logical access by defining a logical in your local process logical table; for example: $ DEFINE/PROCESS/EXEC NETPROXY DISK$USER:[MYPROCESSTABLE]NETPROXY.DAT o Rights database file (RIGHTSLIST.DAT) You can redirect RIGHTSLIST logical access by defining a logical in your local process logical table; for example: $ DEFINE/PROCESS/EXEC RIGHTSLIST DISK$USER:[MYPROCESSTABLE]RIGHTSLIST.DAT These files store system authorization information. By default, they are owned by the system (UIC of [SYSTEM]) and are created with the following protection: SYSUAF.DAT S:RWED, O:RWED, G, W NETPROXY.DAT S:RWED, O:RWED, G, W NET$PROXY.DAT S, O, G, W RIGHTSLIST.DAT S:RWED, O:RWED, G, W: To use AUTHORIZE, you must have write access to all three of these files (you must have an account with the user identification code (UIC) of [SYSTEM] or the SYSPRV privilege). Note that you must have read access to the RIGHTSLIST.DAT file (or sufficient privileges) to display the rights identifiers held by other users. Because certain images (such as MAIL and SET) require access to the system user authorization file (UAF) and are normally installed with the SYSPRV privilege, ensure that you always grant system access to SYSUAF.DAT. When you install a new system, the software distribution kit provides the following records in the system user authorization file in SYS$SYSTEM: On Alpha and Integrity server systems: DEFAULT SYSTEM If the SYSUAF.DAT becomes corrupted or is accidentally deleted, you can use the template file SYSUAF.TEMPLATE in the SYS$SYSTEM directory to recreate the file, as follows: $ SET DEFAULT SYS$SYSTEM $ COPY SYSUAF.TEMPLATE SYSUAF.DAT The file SYSUAF.TEMPLATE contains records that are identical to those defined when the system was installed. To make an emergency backup for the system SYSUAF file, you can create a private copy of SYSUAF.DAT. To affect future logins, copy a private version of SYSUAF.DAT to the appropriate directory, as shown in the following example: $ COPY MYSYSUAF.DAT SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]:SYSUAF.DAT- _$ /PROTECTION=(S:RWED,O:RWED,G,W) Updated Quotas for the DEFAULT and SYSTEM Accounts In OpenVMS Version 8.2 the quotas associated with the DEFAULT and SYSTEM accounts were updated. These updated quotas are seen only on fresh installations of OpenVMS or on the creation of a new SYSUAF data file. Existing SYSUAF data files are not updated. The updates to the DEFAULT account are as follows: Quota Old Value New Value ASTLM 250 300 BYTLM 64,000 128,000 ENQLM 2,000 4,000 FILLM 100 128 PGFLQUOTA 50,000 256,000 TQELM 10 100 WSDEFAULT 2000 4,096 WSQUOTA 4000 8,192 The updates to the SYSTEM account are the same as the DEFAULT account with the exception of the following two quotas: Quota Old Value New Value BYTLM 64,000 256,000 PGFLQUOTA 50,000 700,000 For upgraded systems with existing SYSUAF files, you might want to update the DEFAULT and SYSTEM account quotas to these new values.