You obviously want to protect the backup media, these files are
just ASCII config files and are easily human readable.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hiemstra, Brenno [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 9:01 AM
> To: 'Abdul Hakim'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Backing up Policies on Firewall-1
>
>
> To do it quick and dirty...
>
> Just backup the $FWDIR/conf dir on your Firewall-1 box..
>
> in this directory resides all your files (rulebases, objects)
> which Firewall-1 uses. And you can use it on an other
> (new) system too.
>
> Otherwise you can backup each file in that directory
> seperately (rulebases.fws, Object.C, etc, etc).
>
> Regards,
>
> Brenno
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Abdul Hakim [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: woensdag 25 april 2001 17:31
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: Backing up Policies on Firewall-1
> >
> > Hi People,
> >
> > Is there a way in which i can back up my rule base on Check point
> > firewall-1, If so how do i do it and how can i restore it
> back if i have
> > to
> > Restore it on a different server, will the network
> objects/services etc
> > get
> > backed up as well. I understand that the network object's
> and the rule
> > base
> > resides in the management module of the firewall, Which
> directory does it
> > usually reside in, and is there any tool like a TFTP to back up the
> > configuration from the management module.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Rgds,
> > Ab-Hakim.
> >
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