Grant file and data authority

Choose one of the ways to grant file and data authority.

You can use iSeries™ Navigator to authorize a user or group.
You can use the Grant Object Authority (GRTOBJAUT) command to specify the authority you want users to have to access data in your database files.
You can use the SQL GRANT statement.

Authorize a user or group using iSeries Navigator
Some users might require different authority to an object than the permissions allowed by public authority. This topic describes how to authorize a user or group using iSeries Navigator.
Types of object authority
Listed here are the types of object authority to grant users access to database files.
Types of data authority
Listed here are the types of data authorities, or permissions, to grant users access to physical and logical files.

Parent topic: Secure a database

Related reference

Grant Object Authority (GRTOBJAUT) command