MPE/iX system security required enhancements to support the hierarchical file system. The new security features are integrated so that they cannot be used to bypass traditional MPE/iX security. All existing MPE security features continue to work as they have.
This chapter describes enhancements to security that support the hierarchical file system. The major areas affected by the changes are:
These concepts are described in some detail in the beginning of the chapter. The latter part of the chapter presents tasks involving system security.
The information in this chapter is written for all system users who plan to use the new features of MPE/iX. It is particularly relevant to system administrators who need to control users' access to MPE accounts, groups, directories, and files.
