files(F)                      06 January 1993                       files(F)


 Name

    files - file control database

 Format

    See authcap(F)

 Description

    The file control database (/etc/auth/system/files) assists the system
    administrator in maintaining the integrity of the system.  The database
    contains entries for system data files and executable files that require
    certain attributes to provide protection against unauthorized access, or
    to perform their intended function.

    The file control database is consulted by programs such as integrity(ADM)
    and fixmog(ADM).  Trusted programs use the database to ensure that the
    attributes of created files are set correctly.

    The following attributes can be specified:

    fgroup   Specifies the group name for the entry. If a group name is not
              specified for an entry when the file is created, the group of
              the file will become the real group ID of the process creating
              the file.

    fmode    Specifies the mode for the entry. If the mode is not specified
              when the file is created, a mode of 0 is assigned to the new
              file.

    fowner   Specifies the owner name for the entry. If an owner name is not
              specified for an entry when the file is created, the owner of
              the file will become the real user ID of the process creating
              the file.

    ftype    Identifies the type of the file.  The following type values are
              defined:

              r  regular file
              d  directory
              c  character special device
              b  block special device

 Examples

    The following is an example of a file control database entry:

       /bin/passwd:f_owner=bin:f_group=auth:\
               :f_mode#02111:f_type=r:\
               :chkent:

    This entry specifies that the owner of the passwd program is bin, that
    its group is auth, that it is a regular file, and that its mode is 02111.

 Files

    /etc/auth/system/files  file control database

 See also

    authcap(F), fixmog(ADM), getprfient(S), integrity(ADM)

 Standards conformance

    files is not part of any currently supported standard; it is an extension
    of AT&T System V provided by The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.