Chapter 5 FTAM File Protection

The FTAM Virtual File Store (VFS) is defined by the FTAM ISO standard, and provides a common file system abstraction for all FTAM implementations to use. Each vendor independently maps the FTAM VFS to their real file system.

The FTAM VFS defines several file protection mechanisms that are not native to HP-UX. This chapter discusses these attributes and mechanisms and how to work with them.

	NOTE: Many people only need to know about the -X option (for exclusive access). This option is covered later in this chapter.