TurboIMAGE/XL Database Management System Reference Manual MPE/iX V6.5 (30391-90011)

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Using the Database Utilities
>>RELEASE
>>RELEASE
Suspends file system security provisions for the database root file and data sets, allowing
access to the database from other groups and accounts. If you use third-party indexing, the
>>RELEASE command suspends the file system security provisions for any existing index
files.
Syntax
>>R[ELEASE] database name
For example:
RELEASE ORDERS
where ORDERS is the database name .
Parameter
database name is the name of a TurboIMAGE/XL database.
Discussion
The >>RELEASE command suspends file system security provisions for all of the database
files at the file, group, and account levels, but leaves TurboIMAGE/XL security and
MPE/iX privileged file security intact. Releasing the file system security allows the
database to be accessed by users from other groups and accounts, without relinquishing
the privacy of all other files in the database group. Only the creator of the database can
release security. In addition, the group's home volume set must be mounted.
The database file security remains suspended until the creator issues a >>SECURE
command. Suspension remains valid after job termination, or system failure followed by a
system boot.
The RELEASE command applies to the associated B-Tree index (.idx) files.