mcprot

Name

mcprot — Set database protection code

mcprot [-u pcode] [-g pcode] [-o pcode] dbname...

mcprot sets the protection code of an existing MemCom database, returning the value 0 if the operation succeeds or 1 if not.^[5]By default and if no otherwise specified while creating a database, MemCom creates a database with read and write protection for the user (owner) and read protection for the group. The directory protection codes of the directories above the existing MemCom database are not modified!

-u pcode: User, i.e file owner protection code. pcode is a concatenated string of characters: r means read access. w means write access. rw means read and write access. n means no access. n suppresses r and w. Default protection code is rw, i.e the user (owner) has read and write rights.
-g pcode: Group protection code. Concatenated string of characters: r means read access. w means write access. n means no access. n suppresses r and w. Default protection code is r, i.e the group has read rights.
-o pcode: Others protection code. Concatenated string of characters: r means read access. w means write access. n means no access. n suppresses r and w. Default protection code is n, i.e others have no access rights.
dbname: Database name(s).

^[5] The shell variable $? contains the return value.