During instance creation DB2 creates several directories and files with permission that are open to all users. Can we manually change such file permission to not allow access to all users?
During instance creation time DB2 automatically creates directories and files for its use. Permission of such files and directories should not be changed manually. Any attempt to manually change these could result in unexpected file access errors. Hence its not recommended to change permission on files/directories created by DB2. This section contains DB2 LUW Fequently Asked Questions (FAQ) reqarding : B Backup and Load B.
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