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default) during which a connection to the administrator must be re-established. As described
previously, if the configuration was activated via the CLI with the activate command then a commit
command must be issued within that period. If a lost connection could not be re-established or if the
commit command was not issued, then NetDefendOS will revert to using the previous configuration.
This is a fail-safe mechanism and, amongst others things, can help prevent a remote administrator
from locking themselves out.
Example 2.10. Activating and Committing a Configuration
This example shows how to activate and commit a new configuration.
Command-Line Interface
gw-world:/> activate
The system will validate and start using the new configuration. When the command prompt is shown again:
gw-world:/> commit
The new configuration is now committed.
Web Interface
1. Go to Configuration > Save and Activate in the menu bar
2. Click OK to confirm
The web browser will automatically try to connect back to the Web Interface after 10 seconds. If the connection
succeeds, this is interpreted by NetDefendOS as confirmation that remote management is still working. The new
configuration is then automatically committed.
Note: Changes must be committed
The configuration must be committed before changes are saved. All changes to a
configuration can be ignored simply by not committing a changed configuration.
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