How to Specify Default and Inverse Words

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Before You Begin

You must be in the Security Administrator role in the global zone.

Back up the label_encodings file.

# cp label_encodings label_encodings.orig

Edit the label_encodings file.
```
# pfedit encodings-file
```
Specify initial compartments.
In the CLASSIFICATIONS section, specify the initial compartments as part of the classification definition. For example, in the following CLASSIFICATIONS section, WEB COMPANY has two initial compartments, 4 and 5:
```
CLASSIFICATIONS:
name= PUBLIC;  sname= P;  value= 1;
name= WEB COMPANY;  sname= WEBCO;  value= 2; initial compartments= 4-5 ;
```

Specify a default word by assigning an initial compartment bit to the word.

In the following example, the initial compartment bits, 4 and 5, are assigned to three words:

name= DIVISION ONLY;  sname= DO;  minclass=  IUO; compartments= 4-5;
name= WEBC AMERICA;  sname= WEBCA; minclass= IUO; compartments= 4;
name= WEBC WORLD;  sname= WEBCW; minclass= IUO; compartments= 5;

Specify an inverse word.
Inverse words are created by preceding an initial compartment with a tilde (~).
In the following example, the initial compartment bits, 4 and 5, are preceded by a tilde in the WEBC words:
```
name= DIVISION ONLY;  sname= DO;  minclass=  IUO; compartments= 4-5;
name= WEBC AMERICA;  sname= WEBCA; minclass= IUO; compartments= ~4;
name= WEBC WORLD;  sname= WEBCW; minclass= IUO; compartments= ~5;
```
Save your changes.

Next Steps

Verify the file by performing How to Analyze and Verify the label_encodings File.

Troubleshooting

For any compartment bits that are not reserved for later assignment, you need to assign a word to the bit in the following sections:

SENSITIVITY LABELS: WORDS:
INFORMATION LABELS: WORDS:
COMPARTMENTS: WORDS: