Administering AIX Runtime Expert

AIX Runtime Expert uses a few simple commands to create profiles, modify profiles, combine profiles, and apply profiles.

Configuring AIX Runtime Expert
AIX® Runtime Expert uses the configuration file /etc/security/artex/config/artex.conf.
Creating AIX Runtime Expert profiles
Use existing samples in the /etc/security/artex/samples directory to create a new profile with the artexget command. The sample profiles are a template for you to create a profile that you can modify and save into a custom file.
Modifying AIX Runtime Expert profiles
AIX Runtime Expert profiles are XML files and can be modified with any XML editor or any text editor.
Combining AIX Runtime Expert profiles
A profile can represent a full set of controls or any subset of controls. Another useful way to modify profiles is to combine profiles that represent a subset of controls using the artxmerge command.
Finding AIX Runtime Expert profiles
Use the artexlist command to find profiles in a given path and from an LDAP server.
Getting AIX Runtime Expert profile values
Use the artexget command to find information about a profile.
Applying AIX Runtime Expert profiles
To set a system with the configuration and tunable parameters from a profile, apply a profile using the artexset command.
Rolling back AIX Runtime Expert profiles
Use the artexset –u command to reset the configuration settings to the previous configuration setting of a system. You can apply the system settings that were being used before the profile was applied.
Comparing AIX Runtime Expert profiles
Use the artexdiff command to compare two profiles or a profile values with system values.

Parent topic: AIX Runtime Expert