Revealing accessors of a file gives away security related information,
such as logon user and account names, IP address, program files names,
etc.  The listfile access rules are:
 -  you can see all accessors of the files you own (are creator)
 -  AM user can see all accessors of all files in his/her account
 -  SM and OP can see all accessors for all files.

There are additional restrictions to be able to see IP addresses and the
program names.  This all should be documented in the 6.0 Communicator
(and in 5.5 Express 3)

Jeff Vance, CSY

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Connie Sellitto [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 11:02 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: LISTF option 8 for non-managers
>
>
> Is there any way to extend LISTF filename,8 to users who don't have AM
> capability?
>
> Running MPE/iX 5.5, release 5, I use LISTF filename,8 to
> determine if a
> data file or database is in use, and BY WHOM.  I set up a UDC
> to make this
> easily available to other users who do not have AM capability
> - doesn't
> give them the same info, they just get back the number of accessors.
>
> Signed on as MGR:
> :L8 NAMADR
> ********************
> FILE: NAMADR.PUB.CATFANCY
> 10 Accessors(O:10,P:10,L:0,W:10,R:10),Share
> #S746   BARBARA.CATFANCY           P:1,L:0,W:1,R:1      LDEV: 156
> #S742   CAROL.CATFANCY             P:1,L:0,W:1,R:1      LDEV: 154
> #S738   CATHY.CATFANCY             P:4,L:0,W:4,R:4      LDEV: 135
> #S736   LES.CATFANCY               P:1,L:0,W:1,R:1      LDEV: 121
> #S734   MRD.CATFANCY               P:1,L:0,W:1,R:1      LDEV: 125
> #S733   GWEN.CATFANCY              P:1,L:0,W:1,R:1      LDEV: 115
> #S732   GWEN.CATFANCY              P:1,L:0,W:1,R:1      LDEV: 124
>
>
> Signed on as another user:
> :L8 NAMADR
> ********************
> FILE: NAMADR.PUB.CATFANCY
> 10 Accessors(O:10,P:10,L:0,W:10,R:10),Share
> LISTF NAMADR,8
> User lacks permission to see file "NAMADR"'s accessors. (CIWARN 194)
>
> I wrote a COBOL program to do the LISTF command into a
> temporary file, then
> read it back and display it on the screen.   When it's run by
> a user other
> than MGR, same results - just shows how many accessors, not
> who's using the
> file.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> tia
> Connie
>