CL Command Reference - CHGNCK
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Description:
The Change Nickname (CHGNCK) command is used to change an existing nickname in the system distribution directory.
A nickname is a short version of either a directory entry or a distribution list name.
Restrictions:
1. You must have security administrator (*SECADM or *ALLOBJ) authority to change a public nickname that you do not own. No special authority is needed for you to change a public or private nickname that you own.
2. Only the owner can change a private nickname. No special authority is needed. However, to change the ownership of a nickname that you own, you must have at least change (*CHANGE) authority to the user profile of the user to be named as the new owner.
Examples:
CHGNCK NCK(SEC44A *PRIVATE) NEWACCESS(*PUBLIC)
TEXT(¡¯Secretary for Area 44A¡¯) USRID(XZWS44A RCHVMP2)
This command changes the access, nickname description, and user ID of the nickname SEC44A. If the nickname is a user nickname and the user has proper authority to the nickname, the nickname is changed.