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logical name modes?

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The Question is:

 
What is the difference between logicals defined at the supervisory level
[super] and executive level [exec] ?
 
 

The Answer is :

 
  User and supervisor logical names are considered non-privileged, and
  are thus potentially considered non-trustworthy within certain
  security-conscious contexts.
 
  The creation of an executive logical name requires rather powerful
  privileges.   And when an executive logical name is defined in an a
  logical name table that is accessable via a trusted search path, the
  logical name is considered trustworthy.
 
  In certain contexts, such as installed privileged images, only
  executive logical names will be translated.  This restriction prevents
  the nefarious-minded and non-privileged user from creating or altering
  logical names that are used by the image activation process, and thus
  prevents the user from hijacking the privileges.
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 21-SEP-1998 )
     
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