How to set Permissons using aclctl .

1. Create a ticket for the task and inform the client with the given mail template << Task Creation Mail Template >>

2. Login to the Server where permission has to be set.

3. check if RCS directory exists else create a new directory named RCS under /etc.
# mkdir /etc/RCS

4. check the permissions of the file /etc/applyacl.cf
# ll /etc/apply.cf
Note the permissions given in the output as given in below example.
-rw-r----- 1 root root 6019 Nov 24 11:41 /etc/applyacl.cf

5. Check in a revision of the file as given below. Give proper reasons for backup with date and user.
# ci -l /etc/applyacl.cf

6. Check the permissions and ownership of the file again and it should be same as noted by you in step 4.

7. Open the file in vi editor.

8. add user name for whoom the permissions has to be added to the folder.
For eg if suppose you want to add user deepak to have permissions for /var/shared/Otherdos/Project_MIS
You will have to append the user deepak to both set clause and to defset clause as shown below
defset -R -t /var/shared/Otherdocs/Project_MIS dipnwita piyush pramod prashant sangeeta suman deepak
set -R -t /var/shared/Otherdocs/Project_MIS dipnwita piyush pramod prashant sangeeta suman deepak

9. save the file

8. execute the following command to apply the permissions.
# nice aclctl apply

9. Mail the customer with the template << Task Completion Mail template >>

10. Close the Ticket after the confirmation from the client.

11. Mail the customer with the template << Task closure Mail template >>