Table 8–4   OpenVMS Privileges
Category
Privilege
Activity Permitted
None
None
Deny activities requiring privileges
Normal
NETMBX
TMPMBX
Create network connections
Create temporary mailbox
Group
GROUP
GRPPRV
Control processes in the same group
Gain access through the system protection field of the group’s objects
Devour
ACNT
ALLSPOOL
BUGCHK
EXQUOTA
GRPNAM
PRMCEB
PRMGBL
PRMMBX
SHMEM
Disable accounting
Allocate spooled devices
Make bugcheck error log entries
Exceed disk quotas
Insert group logical names in the name table
Create/delete permanent common event flag clusters
Create permanent global sections
Create permanent mailboxes
Create/delete structures in shared memory
System
ALTPRI
AUDIT
OPER
PSWAPM
WORLD
SECURITY
SYSLCK
Set base priority higher than allotment
Generate audit records
Perform operator functions
Change process swap mode
Control any process
Perform security-related functions
Lock systemwide resources
Objects
DIAGNOSE
IMPORT
MOUNT
READALL
SYSGBL
VOLPRO
Diagnose devices
Mount a nonlabeled tape volume
Execute mount volume QIO
Possess read access to all system objects
Create systemwide global sections
Override volume protection
All
BYPASS
CMEXEC
CMKRNL
IMPERSONATE
DOWNGRADE

LOG_IO
PFNMAP
PHY_IO
SETPRV
SHARE
SYSNAM
SYSPRV
UPGRADE
Disregard protection
Change to executive mode
Change to kernel mode
Create detached processes of arbitrary UIC
Write to a lower secrecy object or lower an object’s classification
Issue logical I/O requests
Map to specific physical pages
Issue physical I/O requests
Enable any privilege
Access devices allocated to other users
Insert system logical names in the name table
Access objects through the system protection field
Write to a higher integrity object or raise an object’s integrity level