This Natural profile parameter can be used to restrict the use of
dynamic parameter strings as specified in a SYSPARM profile,
NTSYS macro
or parameter dataset (CMPRMIN) or to restrict
an alternative parameter module (NATPARM).
| Possible settings | list of user IDs | The IDs of the users who will be allowed to use the subsequently specified string of profile parameters. Only the specified users will then be allowed to use that parameter string. |
|---|---|---|
| Default setting | none | |
| Dynamic specification | yes |
This parameter can only be specified dynamically. To restrict the
use of an alternative parameter module ( |
| Specification within session | no |
The USER parameter applies only to the string of
dynamic parameters specified after it. The
NTUSER
macro applies to the parameter module in which it is specified. The default
Natural parameter module linked to the environment-dependent Natural nucleus
cannot be restricted.
When the dynamic profile parameters are evaluated and the
USER parameter is encountered, Natural checks if the
current user ID (that is, the current setting of the system variable
*INIT-USER)
is contained in the list of user IDs specified with the
USER parameter. If it is not, the user receives a
corresponding error message, and the processing of dynamic profile parameters
is terminated immediately.
When an alternative parameter module is to be used, Natural loads the
alternative parameter module specified by the PARM parameter and checks if
the current user ID (that is, the current setting of the system variable
*INIT-USER) is contained in the list of user IDs
specified by the NTUSER
macro in the alternative parameter module. If it is not, the user receives a
corresponding error message, and the alternative parameter module is
discarded.
To restrict the use of:
a SYSPARM profile,
you specify the USER parameter as
the first parameter in the profile. The subsequent string of profile parameters
in the profile, that is, the entire profile, can then only be used by the user
specified with the USER parameter.
a parameter string defined by an
NTSYS macro
or in a CMPRMIN dataset,
you specify the USER parameter as the first
parameter in the parameter string.
an alternative parameter module,
you specify the macro NTUSER in
the alternative parameter module.
The following topics are covered below:
The parameter syntax of USER is as follows:
| USER=(user-id1,user-id2,...) |
The NTUSER macro is specified in a Natural
parameter module as follows:
| NTUSER
user-id1,user-id2,user-id3,... NTUSER user-id4,user-id5,... ... |
The following is an example of protecting a Natural parameter macro:
NTPRM ... ... NTUSER ADMIN1,ADMIN2
USER=(ADMIN1,ADMIN2),FNAT=(12,177,SECPASSW,74832055)
