In addition to the object ACL protecting the file or directory, DFS ACL commands allow you to specify initial object creation and initial container creation ACLs. These ACLs specify the initial ACL that will be inherited by a new file or directory. GPFS utilizes only one form of ACL inheritance, referred to as the default ACL. When utilizing DFS ACL commands on either the initial object or initial container ACL, you operate on only the default ACL.