PURPOSE: The PERMIT CLEAR command clears all or selected passwords and cipher keys that have been entered. This allows any password to be cleared without logging off the system or leaving the ACCENT R environment. A specific password or cipher key can also be cleared.
SYNTAX
PERMIT CLEAR [PASSWORD IS {password; TERMINAL}] [KEY IS {cipher_key; TERMINAL}]
| password | specifies the password to be cleared that is associated with the Data Base Library (DBL) or DBL object. |
| TERMINAL | prompts the user for the password from the screen. The password does not echo on the screen when it is entered. |
| cipher_key | specifies the cipher key to be cleared that is associated with the DBL, Data Set (DS), or Data Index (DI). |
| TERMINAL | prompts the user for the cipher key from the screen. The cipher key does not echo on the screen when it is entered. |
Example
*PERMIT CLEAR<CR>NOTES: If the permit clear password or permit clear key clause is not present, ACCENT R clears all passwords and cipher been entered in the session.
To clear DBA level security, use the form PERMIT CLEAR.