SunScreen 3.2 Administrator's Overview

Configuration Editor Subcommands

The ssadm edit commands are used when running the configuration editor, which is responsible for maintaining the SunScreen configuration database.

The table below lists the SunScreen configuration editor ssadm edit subcommands and their descriptions. Many subcommands duplicate administration GUI functions, while others provide a context for other subcommands.

Table B-9 SunScreen Configuration Editor ssadm edit Subcommands


`edit` Subcommand	Description
`add`	Create or redefine an entry
`add_member`	Add member to an Address, Certificate, Key, or Service group
`authuser`	Manipulate the list of authorized users
`del[ete]`	Delete the specified entry of the given TYPE
`del[ete]_member`	Delete a member from an Address, Certificate, Key, or Service group
`insert`	Insert a new object of one of the ordered (indexed) types in a specified position in the corresponding list
`jar_hash`	Manipulate the list of JAR hashes used by the HTTP proxy
`jar_sig`	Manipulate the list of JAR signatures used by the HTTP proxy
`list`	Display all data for all entries or a specific entry of a given TYPE
`list_name`	Display the set of unique basenames and subtypes of all of a given TYPE
`load`	Load a policy into the configuration editor
`lock`	Lock the Registry and policy in anticipation of performing edits
`lock_status`	Return the status of the lock relative to this editor
`mail_relay`	Manipulate the list of mail relays used by the SMTP proxy
`mail_spam`	Manipulate the list of spam domains used by the SMTP proxy
`move`	Move an indexed entry from its current location in the ordered list to the new location
`proxyuser`	Manipulate the list of proxy users
`refer`	Determine if a named object of a given TYPE is referred to in the Registry or the current policy
`referlist`	Display a list of all entries in the Registry or the current policy that refer to a specified named-object of a given TYPE
`reload`	Discard any and all edits, if made, and reload the data into the editor from the database.
`rename`	Rename a specified named-object of a given TYPE
`renamereference`	Rename all references to a specified named-object of a given TYPE
`replace`	Replace an object at a specified index
`save`	Save all current edits to the Registry and policy
`saveas`	Save the data currently in the editor under new name
`search`	Search the Registry for objects that match specified criteria
`vars`	Manipulate general configuration variables
`verify`	Takes no arguments and verifies the currently loaded policy
`quit`	Cause the editor to terminate if there are no unsaved changes
`QUIT`	Cause the editor to terminate even if there are unsaved changes

In the following command descriptions, name_TYPE indicates that it requires the name of an object of a particular TYPE. A pound sign (#) indicates that it needs an index. <KEYWORD> now indicates a keyword that previous SunScreen releases required and that now is optional.