Access level (ANONYMOUSLEVEL)

Use the access level to set the type of access permitted for anonymous users.

There are three levels of access for anonymous support. (Level 2 was provided for migration purposes only and not supported by msys.) IBM recommends using level 1 or 3.

"Place restrictions on anonymous users?" options:

  1. "No (ANONYMOUSLEVEL=1)"

    This is the default, and is equivalent to anonymous login support provided by releases prior to OS/390 V2R10. If you select ANONYMOU for the user ID under login processing then the anonymous user needs no password and has unrestricted access to the MVS and HFS file systems. If you enter a user ID under login processing, then the anonymous user's access is based on the access of the user ID specified.
  2. "Yes (ANONYMOUSLEVEL=3)"

    Allows you to further restrict the access of anonymous users to the system's resources. The following restrictions can be customized. To set these restrictions, click the "Restrictions..." button.

    Additional functions of level 3 include: Anonymous HFS directory structure
    With restricted access, if the start directory is HFS, the FTP server uses the chroot command to set the anonymous user's root directory. If the start directory is MVS, no chroot is created and the user has unrestricted access to the HFS file system. When the start directory is HFS, you must create a specific directory structure and contents within the anonymous user's home directory. This directory structure is needed so the FTP client maintains addressability to needed executables once the chroot is executed. For details about creating the required directory structure, use the following link: Creating an anonymous directory structure in HFS