Software Distributor Administrator Guide (September 2010)
9.10 Permission Requirements, by Command
9.10.1 Packaging (swpackage)
• If the depot does not exist, swpackage verifies that the user has insert permission
on the target host.
• swpackage verifies that the user has insert permission on a target depot.
• swpackage verifies that the user has write permission on target product, if it
already exists.
9.10.2 Listing (swlist)
• To list potential depots, the source agent verifies that the controller user has read
permission on host.
• To list potential products, the source agent verifies that the controller user has
read permission on depot or root.
9.10.3 Job Browsing (sd, swjob)
• To use the CLI (swjob) or GUI (sd) to view information about jobs initiated from
a local host, the controller verifies that the user has read permission on the host.
• To use the command line or GUI to retrieve a target log file, the target agent verifies
that the controller user has read access on the root or depot target.
9.10.4 Copying (swcopy)
• Any list operations required to facilitate this function must be checked as described
in the swlist section above.
• If the depot does not exist, swcopy verifies that the user has insert permission on
the target host.
• The target agent verifies that the controller user has insert permission on the target
depot.
• The target agent verifies that the controller user has write permission on the target
product, if it already exists.
• The source agent verifies that the target agent system has read permission on the
source product.
• The source (depot) agent verifies that the depot is registered. If not, the agent
verifies that the controller user and the target agent system each has insert
permission on the source’s host.
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