Creating and Editing Policies

To Create a New Policy

Add a new policy, for example, myconfig, by typing:

• For local administration:

  # ssadm policy -a myconfig

• For remote administration:

  # ssadm -r Screen_name policy -a myconfig

To Copy a Policy

Copy a policy by typing:

• For local administration:

  # ssadm policy -c myconfig myconfigcopy

• For remote administration:

  # ssadm -r policy -c myconfig myconfigcopy

To Rename a Policy

Rename a policy by typing:

• For local administration:

  # ssadm policy -r old_name new_name

• For remote administration:

  # ssadm -r Screen_name policy -r old_name new_name

To Delete a Policy

Delete a policy by typing:

• For local administration:

  # ssadm policy -d name

• For remote administration:

  # ssadm -r Screen_name policy -d name

To Verify a Policy

Verify the validity of a policy, for example, myconfig, by typing:

• For local administration:

  # ssadm activate -n myconfig

• For remote administration:

  # ssadm -r Screen_name activate -n myconfig

To Activate a Policy

Activate a policy by typing:

• For local administration:

  # ssadm activate myconfig

• For remote administration:

  # ssadm -r Screen_name activate myconfig

To Back Up Your SunScreen Configuration

Type the following to back up a policy:

• For local administration:

  # ssadm backup > filename

• For remote administration:

  # ssadm backup Screen_name > filename

To Restore Your SunScreen Configuration

Restore a policy, for example, myconfig, by typing:

• For local administration:

  # ssadm restore < myconfig

• For remote administration:

  # ssadm -r Screen_name restore < myconfig