Q. When a user copies a file to our system with FTP using the anonymous account how can TCPware be configured so the protection on the file is set to 'world:re'?

A. TCPware's FTP server uses the OpenVMS default protection when creating a file. When an FTP client sends a valid username and password, the FTP server creates a process running under that username to then services the connection. This happens through the normal OpenVMS login process and executes the system-wide login command procedure (defined by the SYS$SYLOGIN logical) and the login command procedure for that user (determined by the LGICMD setting in the system authorization file). You can use the OpenVMS SET PROTECTION/DEFAULT command in the login command procedures to determine what protections are used for newly created files. For example, if the following command was added to the login command file for the anonymous account any new files created by the anonymous account would have a file protection that enabled world read and execute access:

$ SET FILE/PROT=W:RE/DEFAULT