HP OpenVMS Guide to System Security > Appendix B Protection for OpenVMS System Files
Standard Ownership and Protection
The system (SYSTEM) owns all OpenVMS system files except one.
The directory MOM$SYSTEM is owned by UIC [376,375]. All files in SYS$SYSDEVICE:[VMS$COMMON], except those listed
in Table B-1 “Exceptions to Standard OpenVMS System File Protection”, have a protection
code of S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RWED,W:RE. The directory VMS$COMMON.DIR and the files in SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYSx.DIR]
have a protection code of S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE. Table B-1 Exceptions to Standard OpenVMS System File Protection | Files | Protection | | [VMS$COMMON] | | DECW$DEFAULTS.DIR | MOM$SYSTEM.DIR | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE | | SYS$KEYMAP.DIR | SYS$LDR.DIR | | | SYS$STARTUP.DIR | SYSCBI.DIR | | | SYSERR.DIR | SYSEXE.DIR | | | SYSFONT.DIR | SYSHLP.DIR | | | SYSLIB.DIR | SYSMAINT.DIR | | | SYSMGR.DIR | SYSMSG.DIR | | | SYSTEST.DIR | SYSUPD.DIR | | | VUE$LIBRARY.DIR | | | | [VMS$COMMON.SYS$KEYMAP] | | DECW.DIR | | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE | | [VMS$COMMON.SYS$KEYMAP.DECW] | | SYSTEM.DIR | USER.DIR | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE | | [VMS$COMMON.SYSEXE] | | ISL_LVAX_061.SYS | ISL_SVAX_061.SYS | S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RE,W:RE | | NETPROXY.DAT | | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RWE,W | | NET$PROXY.DAT | | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RWE,W | | MSGHLP$MAIN.EXE | | S:RE,O:RE,G:RE,W:RE | | RIGHTSLIST.DAT | | S:RWED,O:RWED,G:R,W | | SYSUAF.DAT | | S:RWED,O:RWED,G,W | | VMS$OBJECTS.DAT | | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W | VMS$PASSWORD_HISTORY.DATA | | S:RWE,O:RWE,G,W | | [VMS$COMMON.SYSFONT] | | DECW.DIR | PS_FONT_METRICS.DIR | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE | | VWS.DIR | XDPS.DIR | | | [VMS$COMMON.SYSFONT] | | DECW.DIR | PS_FONT_METRICS.DIR | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE | | VWS.DIR | XDPS.DIR | | | [VMS$COMMON.SYSFONT.DECW] | | | | 100DPI.DIR | 75DPI.DIR | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE | | COMMON.DIR | CURSOR16.DIR | | | CURSOR32.DIR | USER_100DPI.DIR | | | USER_75DPI.DIR | USER_COMMON.DIR | | | USER_CURSOR16.DIR | USER_CURSOR32.DIR | | | [VMS$COMMON.SYSHLP] | | DECW.DIR | VMSDOC.DIR | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE | | MSGHLP$ENGLISH.EXE | | S:RE,O:RE,G:RE,W:RE | | EXAMPLES.DIR | | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE | | [VMS$COMMON.SYSLIB] | | CDA$ACCESS.EXE | DECW$DWTLIBSHR.EXE | S:RW,O:RWED,G:R,W:R | | DECW$PRINTWGTSHR.EXE | DECW$XLIBSHR.EXE | | | MSGHLP$ENGLISH.EXE | MSGHLP$SHARE.EXE | S:RE,O:RE,G:RE,W:RE | | VMS$PASSWORD_DIC TIONARY.DATA | | S:RE,O:RE,G,W | | XDPS$DPSBINDINGSSHR.EXE | XDPS$DPSCLIENTSHR.EXE | S:RW,O:RWED,G:R,W:R | | XDPS$DPSLIBSHR.EXE | XNL$SHR.EXE | | | [VMS$COMMON.SYSMGR] | | SECURITY.AUDIT$JOURNAL | | S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RE,W | | VMS$AUDIT_SERVER.DAT | | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W | | WELCOME.TEMPLATE | WELCOME.TXT | S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RE,W:RE | | [VMS$COMMON.VUE$LIBRARY] | | SYSTEM.DIR | USER.DIR | S:RWE,O:RWE,G:RE,W:RE |
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