The showconfig, mailconfig, and saveconfig Commands

For the configuration commands showconfig , mailconfig , and saveconfig , you are prompted to choose whether to include passphrases in the file that will be mailed or displayed. Choosing not to include passphrases leaves any passphrase field blank. You can choose not to include passphrases if you are concerned about security breaches. However, configuration files without passphrases fail when loaded using the loadconfig command. See Note About Loading Passphrases for Log Subscriptions.

Note
When saving, showing, or mailing your configuration file if you choose to include passphrases (answer yes to “Do you want to include passphrases?”), the passphrases are encrypted. However, the private keys and certificates are included in unencrypted PEM format.

The showconfig command prints the current configuration to the screen. 


mail3.example.com> showconfig
Do you want to include passphrases? Please be aware that a configuration without 
passphrases will fail when reloaded with loadconfig. 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE config SYSTEM "config.dtd">
<!--
  Product: model number 
Messaging Gateway Appliance(tm)
  Model Number: model number
  Version: version of AsyncOS installed 
  Serial Number: serial number
  Current Time: current time and date
[The remainder of the configuration file is printed to the screen.]

Use the mailconfig command to email the current configuration to a user. A configuration file in XML format named config.xml will be attached to the message. 


mail3.example.com> mailconfig
Please enter the email address to which you want to send
the configuration file.
[]> administrator@example.com
Do you want to include passphrases? Please be aware that a configuration 
without passphrases will fail when reloaded with loadconfig.  [N]> y
The configuration file has been sent to administrator@example.com.

The saveconfig command on the Security Management appliance stores and saves all of the configuration master files (ESA) with a unique filename to the configuration directory. 


mail3.example.com> saveconfig
Do you want to include passphrases? Please be aware that a configuration without passphrases 
will fail when reloaded with loadconfig.  [N]> y
The file C650-00065B8FCEAB-31PM121-20030630T130433.xml has been saved in the configuration directory.
mail3.example.com>