Export database security settings

To review the access permissions for the Database Security editor, export them into a file by clicking Export . The file is a list of comma-separated values that you can open in a spreadsheet. The contents of the file look different depending on the version of the server.

The file lists:

• The server

• The owner and group

• An access string specifying the permissions for owner, group, and world

• The access permission model (Data Archive version 3.4.380 and later)

• A description of the entry (Data Archive version 3.4.380 and later)

See also Updated access permission model.

For example:

PIPOINT,MyPIDataArchiveServer,,piadmin,piadmins,o:rw g:rw w:r,piadmin: A(r,w) | piadmins: A(r,w) | PIWorld: A(r),Controls top-level access to Points, Point Classes, and Attribute Sets

The older owner/group/world access information is included for backward-compatibility with older versions of SMT and other administrative tools. These tools cannot interpret the new ACLs.

The owner and group might be listed as PIUserIncompatible and PIGroupIncompatible. These identities are displayed as the owner and group when the server cannot translate new-model access permissions into the owner/group/world model. For more information, see PIUserIncompatible user and PIGroupIncompatible group.