3.2 Importing Linux 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 Universal Policies 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

To import custom Configuration File settings:

  1. Click + to add policies from the Web Console and expand the Linux folder.

  2. Expand the Linux and the Configuration Files folders, then select Add Custom Configuration File.

    NOTE:While adding a custom configuration file using Add Custom Configuration File, you can use a hyphen(-) in the file name.

  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 SSH or Sudoers or a file in the Configuration Files node that you imported 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.

  2. Click Add.

To overwrite the existing settings:

  1. Click SSH or Sudoers or a file in the Configuration Files node.

  2. Select Overwrite check box to modify an existing rule. The existing values of the Setting and Rule get overwritten with the new values.