Edit Policy - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Command Reference Manual

Security Commands

edit policy

edit policy <filename>
Description
Edits a policy text file.
Syntax Description
filename Specifies the filename of the policy text file.
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
This command edits policy text files that are on the switch. All policy files use " " as the filename
.pol
extension, so to exit the text file for the policy boundary use as the filename. If you
boundary.pol
specify the name of a file that does not exist, you will be informed and the file will be created.
This command spawns a VI-like editor to edit the named file. For information on using VI, if you are
not familiar with it, do a web search for "VI editor basic information", and you should find many
resources.
Once you have edited the text file for a policy you will need to refresh the policy. When you refresh the
policy, the text file is read, the syntax is checked, the policy information is added to the policy manager
database, and the policy then takes effect. Us the following command to refresh a policy:
refresh policy <policy-name>
If you just want to check to be sure the policy contains no syntax errors, use the following command:
check policy <policy-name>
Example
The following command allows you to begin editing the text file for the policy boundary:
edit policy boundary.pol
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare XOS 11.0.
440 ExtremeWare XOS 11.0 Command Reference Guide