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Help for using Python to access the runtime database
Get help for reading and modifying the device runtime database by accessing help for
digidevice.runt:
1. Log into the Connect IT 16/48 command line as a user with shell access.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type shell to access the device shell.
2. At the shell prompt, use the python command with no parameters to enter an interactive
Python session:
# python
Python 3.6.12 (default, Jan 11 2021, 10:25:21)
[GCC 8.3.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
3. Import the runt submodule:
>>> from digidevice import runt
>>>
4. Use the help command with runt:
>>> help(runt)
Help on module acl.runt in digidevice:
NAME
acl.runt - Python interface to ACL runtime database (runtd).
...
5. Use Ctrl-D to exit the Python session. You can also exit the session using exit() or quit().
Use Python to upload the device name to Digi Remote Manager
The name submodule can be used to upload a custom name for your device to Digi Remote Manager.
When you use the name submodule to upload a custom device name to Remote Manager, the
following issues apply:
If the name is being used by to another device in your Remote Manager account, the name will
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be removed from the previous device and added to the new device.
If Remote Manager is configured to apply a profile to a device based on the device name,
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changing the name of the device may cause Remote Manager to automatically push a profile
onto the device.
Together, these two features allow you to swap one device for another by using the name submodule
to change the device name, while guaranteeing that the new device will have the same configuration
as the previous one.
Note
Because causing a profile to be automatically pushed from Remote Manager may change the
behavior of the device, including overwriting existing usernames and passwords, the name submodule
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