Suspending and Restoring Security Provisions

You can temporarily suspend the securit y restrictions on an y disc ￿le you create by using the :RELEASE command. This allo ws any user to access the ￿le in an y mode, thus providing unlimited access to the ￿le. It does not remo ve lockword protection, and it does not modify the ￿le security settings recorded in the system. It merely b ypasses them temporarily . :RELEASE remains in e￿ect for a ￿le un til you enter the :SECURE command in this or a later job or session or un til the ￿le is modi￿ed.

For detailed information on this topic, refer to Accessing Files Pr ogrammer's Guide (32650-90017).

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