Veritas: Setting Persistent Volume Permissions

/dev/vx/dsk/testdg# ls -l
total 0
brw------- 1 root root 79,76000 Jun 9 14:33 test
The on the volume can be changed by using the chmod command:

/dev/vx/dsk/testdg# chmod 777 test
/dev/vx/dsk/testdg# ls -l
total 0
brwxrwxrwx 1 root root 79,76000 Jun 9 14:33 test
However, because chmod is an OS command, after the system reboots, the on the volume are restored to what they were before, root.

In order to permanently change the , a VERITAS Volume Manager command is needed to change the permission records within the disk group configuration:

vxedit set user=username group=groupname mode=**** volumename

Here is an example:

# ls -l
total 0
brw------- 1 root root 79,76000 Jun 9 14:33 test
/dev/vx/dsk/testdg# vxedit set mode=777 test
/dev/vx/dsk/testdg# ls -l
total 0
brwxrwxrwx 1 root root 79,76000 Jun 9 14:33 test
This will allow the volume to retain its even after the system reboots.