Understanding The Zman Policy Xml File Format - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - POLICY MANAGEMENT REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Management Manual

The
iPrintPolicy.xml
For more information about
the zman Policy XML File Format," on page
If you want to create a new policy with new data, continue with
new policy with the same data as iPrintPolicy, skip to
3 Modify the
iPrintPolicy.xml
according to your requirements.
For example, to create a new policy to configure and install another iPrint in the network with a
newer version of the driver, do the following:
Change all references of
<PolicyData>
iPrintPolicy_actioncontentinfo.xml
Replace the name of the printer in the
printer.
A sample
iPrintPolicy_actioncontentinfo.xml
<ActionInformation>
<ActionSet type="Enforcement">
<Action name="printer policy" index="1">
<Content>
<ContentFilePath>driver.zip</ContentFilePath>
</Content>
</Action>
</ActionSet>
</ActionInformation>
4 Create a new policy by using the following command:
zman policy-create new_policy_name policy_xml_filename.xml --actioninfo
policy_name_actioncontentinfo.xml
For example, use the following command to create a policy called New_iPrintPolicy:
zman policy-create New_iPrintPolicy iPrintPolicy.xml --actioninfo
iPrintPolicy_ActionContentInfo.xml

2.10.3 Understanding the zman Policy XML File Format

The
policy-export-to-file
database, into an XML file. Each policy contains actions that are grouped into Action Sets,
Enforcement, and Distribution. An exported policy XML file contains information for the policy,
such as UID, Name, Path, PrimaryType, SubType, PolicyData, System Requirements, and
information on all Action Sets and their actions. The file does not include information about
assignment of the policy to devices or users.
A sample XML format template,
zenworks/share/zman/samples/policies
ZENworks_Installation_directory:\Novell\Zenworks\share\zman\samples\policies
on a Windows server.
and
iPrintPolicy_ActionContentInfo.xml
ActionContentInfo.xml
37.
and
iPrintPolicy_actioncontentinfo.xml
to
driver.zip
section of
iPrintPolicy.xml
iPrintPolicy.xml
command serializes the policy information, which is stored in the
WindowsGroupPolicy.xml
on a Linux server and in
, see Section 2.10.3, "Understanding
Step 3. If you want to create a
Step 4.
in the
newDriver.zip <ActionSet>
, and in the
<ActionSet>
.
file with the new name of the
is shown below.
, is available at
files are created.
files
and the
section of
/opt/novell/
Creating Policies 37