Changing File Attributes with fcattr

The fcattr command is similar to the HP-UX chmod command.

About fcattr

The FTAM specification defines many attributes that describe an FTAM file. The fcattr command gives you the ability to modify many of these attributes for a file. To change the attributes of a file, you must have at least FTAM change_attribute permission for the file.

The fcattr command can perform the actions in Table 3-4 “fcattr Actions and Command Options”. Use the associated fcattr command option to request an action.

Using fcattr

The syntax for the fcattr command is as follows:

fcattr file -dinflsv new_attribute [-dinflsv new_attribute ...]

You can use one or more options in a command (one at a time, each followed by its argument). See Table 3-4 “fcattr Actions and Command Options” and the examples that follow it.

Table 3-4 fcattr Actions and Command Options

Action	Command Option	Option Argument
Delete an element from the file's access control list. (Access control is discussed in chapter 5.)	-d	For HP-UX responders, this must be user, group, or other.
Insert an element into the file's access control list. (Access control is discussed in chapter 5.)	-i	For HP-UX responders, this must be user, group, or other, followed by a comma, followed by an action/concurrency string (see chapter 5).
Change the name of the file.	-n	New file name (Character string)
Change maximum permitted size of the file.*	-f	New size (integer, octets) (Numeric string)
Change the file's legal qualification.*	-l	New legal qualification (Character string)
Change the file's storage account.*	-s	New account (Character string)
Change the file availability.*	-v	-v I or -v i :Immediate -v d or -v D :Deferred

*HP FTAM/9000 does not keep track of these attributes for local files. The option is for use with other FTAM responders.

Examples:

This example illustrates how to rename a file using fcattr. The local file called oldfile is renamed to newfile.

$ fcattr oldfile -n newfile

The next example renames the remote file current.dat on the host called chicago. The new name is history.dat, on the same remote host.

$ fcattr chicago:current.dat -n history.dat

This example adds access control for the file's owner (lisa), granting all permissions. It also allows group members to have read and read_attribute permissions:

$ fcattr lisa@chicago:/ftamfiles/report -i user,RPXEACD -i group,RA

This example removes the access control placed on the file in the previous example:

$ fcattr lisa@chicago:/ftamfiles/report -d user -d group

This example changes the account to region1sales and future filesize to 2,000,000.

$ fcattr atlanta:marketing.sales -s region1sales -f 2000000

The remote host access methods are described under "Specifying Remote Names" earlier in this chapter.

Changing File Attributes with fcattr

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About fcattr

Using fcattr

Examples: