sm_edit
As part of the
VMware Smart Assurance
deployment and configuration process, you need to
modify certain files. User modifiable files include configuration files, rule
set files, templates, and seed files that contain encrypted passwords. Original
versions of these files are installed into appropriate subdirectories under the
BASEDIR/smarts/ directory.
The original versions of files
should not be altered. If a file must be modified, a new version should be
created and then stored as a local copy of the file in BASEDIR/smarts/local or
one of its subdirectories.
When
VMware Smart Assurance
software requires one of these files, it is designed to
first search for a modified file in BASEDIR/smarts/local or one of its
subdirectories. If a modified version of a file is not found in the local area,
VMware Smart Assurance
software then searches corresponding BASEDIR/smarts
directories for the original version of the file.
To ease file editing and
storage,
provides the sm_edit utility with every
VMware Smart Assurance
product. When invoked, sm_edit opens the specified file
in a text editor. This utility ensures that modified files are always saved to
the appropriate local area and that non-local copies of all files remain
unchanged. If an appropriate subdirectory does not exist for the file you are
modifying, sm_edit creates the appropriate subdirectory before saving the
modified file to that location. For files with header information set for
encryption, sm_edit encrypts certain fields in the file. In addition, sm_edit
preserves the file permissions of modified files, which helps ensure that
important configuration files are not altered by unauthorized users.
In UNIX, you can configure
sm_edit to use your favorite text editor when you invoke sm_edit. The
provides instructions on how to configure
the utility to use a specific editor.