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New string: Specify the text to be used for carrying out the specified action in the file. For
example, you can select to replace a search string with a new string.
Create the file, if it does not exist: Allows you to create the specified file, if it does not exist.
The file is created with the specified contents.
Contents of the file: Allows you to add contents to the specified file. This option is available
only if you select the Create the file, if it does not exist option. The file is created with owner
and group set to root and r w - r - - r - - (644) permission. If any directory specified in the
absolute file path does not exist, then it is created with owner and group set to root and r w x r -
x r- x (755) permission. You can modify the ownership and permissions by configuring a script
in the Post Change Action pane. (The Post Change Action pane is located in the Script page. To
access the Script page, click Next in the General Page user interface.)
Apply the change details: Applies the settings configured in the Change Details pane. By
default, this option is selected when you select the Create the file, if it does not exist option.
7 Click Next to display the Script Page.
8 Fill in the fields:
Pre-change action: Specify the actions to perform before modifying the text files:
Executable type: Select the executable type from the drop-down list that you want to run
before modifying the file. The available options are None, Binary, Java, and Script.
(Conditional) If you chose Script in the Executable type field, the following options are
available:
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