Chapter 10. Configuration Files

In this chapter, you will learn the following:

• Structure of XML configuration files

• Process of exporting and importing XML configuration files

• Editing complete or partial XML configuration files

ESA and the XML Configuration Format

Every Email Security Appliance (ESA) maintains an internal configuration repository that’s minimally exposed to administrators. The only interface to this configuration is through the supported XML configuration format provided in files by export from a running ESA. This XML document is defined by the Document Type Definition (DTD) file config.dtd on the ESA filesystem in the configuration directory.

The XML configuration file contains all the configuration settings for that particular ...

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