Using Local Policy

You may configure the Configuration Agent to apply configuration settings from locally deployed policy in addition to or as an alternative to any globally available policy. Use the following steps to deploy any such local policy:

Deploying a Local Policy

Steps

1. Using the Desktop Manager create a profile with the required policy settings.

2. Using the Desktop Manager export the profile to a zip file.

3. On your client host, create the directory ${DataDir}/Policies/profiles/PROFILE_REPOSITORY_default, if it does not already exist.

   ${DataDir} corresponds to the value of the Configuration Agent's Data Directory which is /var/opt/apoc by default.

4. Copy the previously exported zip file to ${DataDir}/Policies/profiles/PROFILE_REPOSITORY_default.

5. Ensure that the Configuration Agent is configured to apply available local policies (see Additional Agent Settings for more details ).

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   Note –

   If you change the Configuration Agent's “ApplyLocalPolicy” setting, you should reload the Configuration Agent by logging in as root and typing the command /usr/lib/apoc/apocd reload.

   Any local policy deployed in this manner will be made available to clients during the next Configuration Agent change detection cycle.

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