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DeepakD
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Hi,

I am looking forward to restrict users from accessing application under EDASERVE so that they are not able to change the metadata files lying in the application folders. They have been given access to their domains in MRE. They should stick to their perticular domain, should not be allowed to play with the metadata or common files lying on EDASERVE.
Can somebody point me to a reference link of documentation or technique which could make this possible.

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Deepak

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GinnyJakes
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What is your platform? You can use operating permissions to restrict write access.


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There are two features which are helpful in controlling access to application folders and their content. APPLOCK will restrict the user to certain folders and &&APP_PERMIT restricts read/write to application folders. Technical Memos TM4523 and TM4613 respectively explain the features and how to configure. Ginny's suggestion is also appropriate, using the operating system file permissions. To leverage file permissions, the WebFOCUS Reporting Server must be running with an Access Mode of OPSYS.


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Rhonda
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You stated that you were using MRE, look at the WebFOCUS Managed Reporting Administrator's Manual. The very nature of MRE prohibits a user from editing metadata. However, what Ginny and Ron recommended can also be used.

Rhonda


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DeepakD
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Thanks Everybody for your valuable suggestions. Ginny, our webfocus instance is installed on AIX 5.3. Restricting the write access using operating permission, will it disallow users connecting through Developer Studio not to change the files?

Ron, Can you please give me reference to TM4523 & TM4613? My reporting server is running with PTH security. But users are still exposed to metadata from developer studio. And my intention is to restrict them do to so.

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Deepak
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Deepak
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GinnyJakes
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Yes, it will depending on where the restrictions are. Remember on UNIX, there are 3 levels of permissions, owner, group, and world. Maybe you can do something with the group permissions.

As an added thought, depending on what kind of metadata you have, i.e. relational, fixed, etc., for the former I really don't recommend changing those by hand but rather using the web console to re-generate the masters.

Another thought is actually using the web console instead of DS to do MFD maintenance. I don't know what your shop is like and whether you have a small group of developers, but you can assign different security roles for the web console which allow certain people, like Application Managers, to modify metadata. Basic users cannot. Check out the Server Administration Guide for UNIX platforms to get details.


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Please send me an email and I will send the technical memos I referenced as attachments.

ron_eernisse@ibi.com


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Hi Ron,

I have sent you the mail requesting technical memos.

Thank you all for your help.

Regards,
Deepak


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