Thata why you pull everything youre not changing On Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 5:09 PM George Skorup <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ugh. This is what was tripping me up: > > radio.1.status=enabled > radio.status=enabled > > has to be in the config file or the very vague "invalid" crap comes up. > > Lame. > > On 4/12/2018 4:14 PM, Steve Jones wrote: > > I want in on that > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 4:12 PM George Skorup <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The config file definitely has unix formatting, which is why I'm editing >> it with vi. >> >> I don't want this to end up changing the SSIDs, WPA keys, device names, >> etc. So I strip out those elements, save, upload and I get.... Invalid >> configuration file structure. >> >> And yes, I'm using the upload configuration button right below the >> download configuration button. >> >> I'm bout to get my .308 out and shoot these things off the towers. >> >> On 4/11/2018 10:58 PM, Steve Jones wrote: >> >> Did you use regular notepad? That fiddles with text configs sometimes, >> notepad++ does not >> >> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 10:56 PM George Skorup <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Yeah that's exactly what I'm trying to do. Management and data VLANs. >>> Management address from static to DHCP. I was thinking this would qualify >>> as some pretty basic changes. Apparently not. >>> >>> We upgraded everything to 6.1.6. I set up an NSM5, downloaded the backup >>> and stripped the device-specific stuff. Go import it and it says invalid. >>> WTF. I don't know. I'll screw with it more tomorrow. >>> >>> On 4/11/2018 10:37 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: >>> >>> For those with simple configs it's probably fine. >>> >>> If you have several interfaces and vlans per CPE with a few bridges, >>> it's more of a pain (from experience). >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 10:29 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> All the config file does is populate the listed fields. Anything not >>>> listed it doesnt change. Thats why you have to apply it but you can edit it >>>> still after loading it. Id pull a fresh config file from one of the units >>>> and edit it, removing anything you dont want changed. It could just be a >>>> change in a field name >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 10:26 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm not sure how you would use a partial config... I think that it >>>>> would just use defaults for anything that was missing. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 9:56 PM Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> A partial config? Never tried it. Dunno what some defaults are, and >>>>>> there are things hidden in the config file that aren't in the webui. >>>>>> >>>>>> Config also seems to change things from time to time. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also config order is sometimes important depending on what you are >>>>>> doing. >>>>>> >>>>>> (This is just what I remember from 5.2.1-5.8.x days) >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 9:21 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It should >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 9:10 PM George Skorup < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ePMP has spoiled me. Am I stupid, or will airOS 6.1.x not take a >>>>>>>> partial >>>>>>>> config? I just want to change a couple things on several hundred >>>>>>>> radios. >>>>>>>> And no, I'm not interested in AirControl or UNMS. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >> >
