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# policytool - PolicyTool Administration GUI Utility

policytool reads and writes a plain text policy file based on user input via the utility GUI.

- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- See Also

## SYNOPSIS

> Run the policytool Administrator's utility
>   `policytool`
> Run policytool and load the specified policy file
>   `policytool[-file][`filename`]`
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> where:
> `file`
>   directs `policytool` to load a local policy file
> filename
>   The file name
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## DESCRIPTION

> policytool is an Administrator's GUI that allows system administrators to manage the contents of local policy files. A policy file is a plain-text file with a `.policy` extension, that maps remote requestors by domain, to permission objects. For details, see Default Policy Implementation and Syntax.

## OPTIONS

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> `file`
>   Loads filename.

> ## SEE ALSO

> > Default Policy Implementation and Syntax
> > Policy Tool Users' Guide
> > Security Permissions
> > Security Overview
> > Security Architecture

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