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The simplest method to ensure that your security policy files are regularly backed
up is to include the directory
/etc/apparmor.d
in the list of directories that
your backup system archives.
2
You can also use
scp
or a file manager like Konqueror or Nautilus to store the
files on some kind of storage media, the network, or another computer.
27.6.2 Changing Your Security Profiles
Maintenance of security profiles includes changing them if you decide that your system
requires more or less security for its applications. To change your profiles in Novell
AppArmor, refer to
Section 23.3, “Editing Profiles” (page 275).
27.6.3 Introducing New Software into Your
Environment
When you add a new application version or patch to your system, you should always
update the profile to fit your needs. You have several options that depend on your
company's software deployment strategy. You can deploy your patches and upgrades
into a test or production environment. The following explains how to do this with each
method.
If you intend to deploy a patch or upgrade in a test environment, the best method for
updating your profiles is one of the following:
• Run the profiling wizard by selecting Add Profile Wizard in YaST. This creates a
new profile for the added or patched application. For step-by-step instructions, refer
to
Section 23.1, “Adding a Profile Using the Wizard” (page 267).
• Run aa-genprof by typing aa-genprof
in a terminal while logged in as
root
.
For detailed instructions, refer to Section “aa-genprof—Generating Profiles”
(page 297).
If you intend to deploy a patch or upgrade directly into a production environment, the
best method for updating your profiles is one of the following:
Managing Profiled Applications 355