3.4 Importing Custom Configuration File Settings

From the Configuration Files node, you can import custom settings for Configuration Files into your Linux Agent. This enables you to create GPOs to manage the configuration of custom or legacy applications. When you import Configuration File settings, you can do the following:

  • Add new settings without removing existing settings

  • Change existing settings

  • Overwrite existing settings

  • Create a new configuration file

For information about accessing or creating GPOs in Active Directory, see Accessing or Creating Group Policy Objects.

To import custom Configuration File settings:

  1. Right-click the applicable GPO or GPO link in the OU and select Edit to open the GPO editor.

    If needed, you can create a new GPO that is linked to the OU and then open the editor from the new object.

  2. In the GPO editor, expand Linux Settings, right-click Configuration Files, and select Add Custom Configuration File.

  3. Provide the path and file name for the file you want to import, and click Add.

    If the specified configuration file does not exist, you have the option to create a new file from which you can create new custom Configuration File settings.

To modify Configuration File settings:

  1. Click OpenSSH or Sudoers or a file in the Configuration Files node that you imported as demonstrated above.

  2. Click the + icon and do one of the following:

    • Select an existing rule and modify the attributes as desired.

    • Add a custom rule and specify the attributes as desired.

  3. If you want to delete an existing rule, select the rule, and click the x icon to delete it.