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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories System Management
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 20, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

When granting authority to the IFS with Navigator for i allow authority to propagate down

in Navigator for i, when you right click > permissions on a IFS directory and add/change authority or add/change a user and its authority, any change to the ifs directory effects only top level directory. Please add the option to propagate the authority down to the underlying objects.

This exists today on green screen under wrklnk > ifs directory > 9 work with authority > add or change user authroity directory > set directory subtree to *all and symbolic link to *yes. 

This will help Navigator for i continue to be the user interface for security related tasks. Today, having to change a directory and its files are done in green screen because of the need to propagate it down to underlying files. 

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Aug 19, 2026

    The CAAC has reviewed this IBM Idea and recommends that IBM view this as a medium priority Idea that should be addressed.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers.  CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual IBM Ideas on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your Idea.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    Brandon Pederson - CAAC Program Manager

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  • Guest
    Apr 7, 2026
    Thank you for submitting your Idea to IBM. This functionality exists today. You may need to scroll right on the Permissions screen to see it. There is a "Propagate change to subtree" checkbox option on the dialog. You can read about it in the Update Details page here: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6520030 (search for IFS or propagate). We will consider moving the checkbox or realigning the dialog to make it more obvious.
    IBM Power Systems Development
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