17.2 Using the Windows Copy Policy Packages Utility

The Windows-based Copy Policy Packages utility is found in the windows_drive\sys\public\mgmt\consoleone\1.2\bin directory.

To run the Copy Policy Packages utility from Windows:

  1. Double-click copypol.exe.

  2. Specify the name of a policy package or container that contains policy packages that you want to copy from one Novell eDirectory™ container to another.

  3. Specify a container name.

  4. Click Add to add the container name to the Selected Container list.

    To copy the policy package or container to multiple containers, repeat Step 3 and Step 4.

  5. Click OK.

The Windows-based Copy Policy Packages utility can also run from the Windows command line. You can copy a policy package from one container to another or you can copy all of the policy packages from one container to another container.

To copy a policy package from one container to another, use the following syntax:

copypol policy_package_DN /d destination_container

To copy all of the policy packages from one container to a different container, use the following syntax:

copypol container_DN /d destination_container

You can use the following command line switches:

Table 17-1 List of Command Line Switches for Use with the Windows Copy Policy Packages Utility

Switch

Description

/d

Specifies the destination container where the policy packages will be copied

/h

Runs the Copy Policy Packages utility in hidden mode

/r

Replaces the policy package in the destination container if a policy package with the same name already exists in that container

/t

Specifies the tree to copy the policy packages to

/v

Lets you view a log file to verify the results of the copy process