Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!sun-barr!decwrl!nsc!icldata!altos86!jon From: jon@altos86.UUCP (Jonathan Ma) Newsgroups: comp.databases Subject: Re: Restricting access to Informix tables Message-ID: <1092@altos86.UUCP> Date: 9 May 89 22:35:10 GMT References: <1080@investor.UUCP> Reply-To: jon@altos86.UUCP (Jonathan Ma) Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA Lines: 16 In article <1080@investor.UUCP> news@investor.UUCP ( Bob Peirce) writes: >We have a database we want to keep most people from updating or >inserting except under controlled circumstances; ie, No from sperform, >but YES from a 4GL data entry program. >-- >Bob Peirce, Pittsburgh, PA 412-471-5320 You can do the following as root: % cd $INFORMIXDIR/bin % chmod 500 sperform Just a suggestion. Please don't reply or follow-up. -Jon- UUCP: {sun,pyramid,amdahl}!altos86!jon Disclaimer: those views are mine alone, not my employers'.