The new file obtains its owner, protection code, and ACL from a
    number of sources. The ownership assignment of a new file is done
    independently of protection and ACL.

1  –  Ownership

    If any of the following conditions are true, then you can assign
    an identifier as the owner of a file:

    o  The identifier matches your process UIC.

    o  You hold the identifier with the Resource attribute.

    o  You hold GRPPRV privilege and the identifier's group number
       matches your UIC group.

    o  You hold SYSPRV privilege.

    A file receives its owner identifier from the first applicable
    source that you are allowed to assign:

    o  The explicit assignment of an owner at creation with the
       /OWNER_UIC qualifier to the CREATE or COPY command

    o  The previous version

    o  The parent directory

    o  The process UIC

2  –  Protection Code and ACL

    The sources of a new file's protection code and ACL are similar
    to those of ownership and are considered in the same order. The
    system assigns a file's protection code and ACL from one of the
    following sources:

    1. The explicit assignment of elements at creation

    2. The profile of the previous version of the file, if one exists

    3. A Default Protection ACE and Default ACL on the parent
       directory

    4. The UIC and protection defaults of the process issuing the
       command

    5. One of the above with provision for the user creating the file

    See the OpenVMS Guide to System Security for further information.