Import and export cPGuard configuration
For a server administrator who is managing multiple servers, it is essential to keep unique configuration for software on all servers in same kind. To accomplish this, cPGuard provides an option to export and import cPGuard configuration settings.
How to export and import the cPGuard configuration?
The export and import management is done through CLI ( cpgcli ) and there is no option in the UI to do it. You can run the command “cpgcli config –help” to get the CLI usage details
# cpgcli config --help
config Export and import cPGuard settings. Exported settings can be imported on another server for a common or easy setup across servers
Default: View all current configuration
Options:
--show View all current configuration
--export filename Export cPGuard settings to a file. If the file name is not provided, the file created in the working directory
--import 'filename or url' Import settings file. You can specify a URL for automation and easily set up multiple servers
How to export the configuration?
You may use the following command to export your cPGuard configuration
Note: Here you can optionally give a file path to export the configuration. The default location of the configuration file is /opt/cpguard/tmp/config.ini
cpgcli config --exportHow to import the configuration?
You can use the following command to import the cPGuard configuration.
Note: make sure to replace ‘file path’ with the actual file location on the local server or a URL where you keep the exported configuration
cpgcli config --import 'file path'