SYNOPSIS

fs cleanacl [-path <dir/file path>+] [-help]

fs cl [-p <dir/file path>+] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

The fs cleanacl command removes from the access control list () of each specified directory or file any entry that refers to a user or group that no longer has a Protection Database entry. Such an entry appears on the as an user number () rather than a name, because without a Protection Database entry, the File Server cannot translate the into a name.

Cleaning access control lists in this way not only keeps them from becoming crowded with irrelevant information, but also prevents the new possessor of a recycled from obtaining access intended for the former possessor of the (Note that recycling UIDs is not recommended in any case.)

OPTIONS

-path <dir/file path>+

Names each directory for which to clean the (specifying a filename cleans its directory's ). If this argument is omitted, the current working directory's is cleaned.

Specify the read/write path to each directory, to avoid the failure that results from attempting to change a read-only volume. By convention, the read/write path is indicated by placing a period before the cell name at the pathname's second level (for example, /afs/.abc.com). For further discussion of the concept of read/write and read-only paths through the filespace, see the fs mkmount reference page.

-help

Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

OUTPUT

If there are no obsolete entries on the the following message appears:

 Access list for <path> is fine.

Otherwise, the output reports the resulting state of the following the header

 Access list for <path> is now

At the same time, the following error message appears for each file in the cleaned directories:

 fs: '<filename>': Not a directory

EXAMPLES

The following example illustrates the cleaning of the ACLs on the current working directory and two of its subdirectories. Only the second subdirectory had obsolete entries on it.

 % fs cleanacl -path . ./reports ./sources
 Access list for . is fine.
 Access list for ./reports is fine.
 Access list for ./sources is now
 Normal rights:
 system:authuser rl
 pat rlidwka

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

The issuer must have the (administer) permission on each directory's (or the of each file's parent directory); the directory's owner and the members of the system:administrators group have the right implicitly, even if it does not appear on the

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