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2.1.4. The CLI
Chapter 2. Management and Maintenance
Not all object types belong in a category. The object type UserAuthRule is a type without a category
and will appear in the category list after pressing tab at the beginning of a command.
The category is sometimes also referred to as a context.
Selecting Object Categories
With some categories, it is necessary to first choose a member of that category with the cc (change
category) command before individual objects can be manipulated. This is the case, for example,
with routes. There can be more than one routing table, so when adding or manipulating a route we
first have to use the cc command to identify which routing table we are interested in.
Suppose a route is to be added to the routing table main. The first command would be:
gw-world:/> cc RoutingTable main
gw-world:/main>
Notice that the command prompt changes to indicate the current category. We can now add the
route:
gw-world:/main> add Route Name=new_route1 Interface=lan Network=lannet
To deselect the category, the command is cc on its own:
gw-world:/main> cc
gw-world:/>
The categories that require an initial cc command before object manipulation have a "/" character
following their names when displayed by a show command. For example: RoutingTable/.
Specifying Multiple Property Values
Sometimes a command property may need multiple values. For example, some commands use the
property AccountingServers and more than one value can be specified for this property. When
specifying multiple values, they should be separated by a comma "," character. For example, if three
servers server1, server2, server3 need to be specified then the property assignment in the command
would be:
AccountingServers=server1,server2,server3
Inserting into Rule Lists
Rule lists such as the IP rule set have an ordering which is important. When adding using the CLI
add command, the default is to add a new rule to the end of a list. When placement at a particular
position is crucial, the add command can include the Index= parameter as an option. Inserting at the
first position in a list is specified with the parameter Index=1 in an add command, the second
position with the parameter Index=2 and so on.
Referencing by Name
The naming of some objects is optional and is done with the Name= parameter in an add command.
An object, such as a threshold rule, will always have an Index value which indicates its position in
the rule list but can optionally be allocated a name as well. Subsequent manipulation of such a rule
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