Edits a policy text file.
| filename | Specifies the filename of the policy text file. |
N/A.
This command edits policy text files that are on the switch. All policy files use “.pol” as the filename extension, so to edit the text file for the policy boundary use boundary.pol as the filename. If you specify the name of a file that does not exist, you will be informed and the file will be created.
This command spawns a VI-like editor to edit the named file. For information on using VI, if you are not familiar with it, do a web search for “VI editor basic information”, and you should find many resources. The following is only a short introduction to the editor.
i - To insert text ahead of the initial cursor position.
a- To append text after the initial cursor position.
To escape the input mode and return to the command mode, press the Escape key.
dd - To delete the current line.
yy - To copy the current line.
p - To paste the line copied.
:w - To write (save) the file.
:q - To quit the file if no changes were made.
:q! - To forcefully quit the file without saving changes.
:wq - To write and quit the file.
After you have edited the text file for a policy that is currently active, you will need to refresh the policy if you want the changes to be reflected in the policy database. When you refresh the policy, the text file is read, the syntax is checked, the policy information is added to the policy manager database, and the policy then takes effect. Use the following command to refresh a policy:
refresh policy policy-nameIf you just want to check to be sure the policy contains no syntax errors, use the following command:
check policypolicy-name{access-list}The following command allows you to begin editing the text file for the policy boundary:
edit policy boundary.pol
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 11.0.
This command is available on all Universal switches supported in this document.