Bash application to copy CMA policy with the MDS command line

tomshw — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:37:47 GMT

Hello all,

With the power of AI I have created a piece of software to copy the policy package from one CMA to another in the same MDS , I know there are a number of tools for that but I could not find one that had it all.

Required Options:

-s, --source-domain SOURCE Source CMA domain name (required)

-d, --dest-domain DEST Destination CMA domain name (required)

-p, --package PACKAGE Policy package name to copy (required)

Optional Options:

-n, --new-name NAME New package name in destination

Remote Access Options:

-m, --mds-server SERVER MDS server IP/hostname (default: 127.0.0.1)

-P, --port PORT MDS API port (default: 443)

-u, --username USER Username for API authentication

-w, --password PASS Password for API authentication

Local Access Options:

-l, --local Use local authentication (login as root on MDS)

Other Options:

-h, --help Show this help message

Authentication Modes:

1. Remote Access (default if -u/-w specified):

Connects to MDS remotely using username/password

2. Local Access (-l flag):

Must be run ON the MDS server

Uses 'login as root' (no credentials needed)

Examples:

# Remote access with credentials

./copyCMA_full.sh -m "10.1.1.1" -u "admin" -w "password" \

-s "CMA1" -d "CMA2" -p "Standard-Policy"

# Remote access, different package name

./copyCMA_full.sh -m "mds.company.com" -u "admin" -w "password" \

-s "CMA1" -d "CMA2" -p "Policy" -n "Policy-Backup"

# Local access (on MDS server)

./copyCMA_full.sh -l -s "CMA1" -d "CMA2" -p "Standard-Policy"

Notes:

- Remote access requires network connectivity to MDS API port

- User must have permissions to manage both source and dest domains

- For security, consider using environment variables for credentials:

export CP_USER="admin"

export CP_PASS="password"

Re: Bash application to copy CMA policy with the MDS command line

PhoneBoy — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:50:06 GMT

Maybe a toolbox item @_Val_ ?

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Bash application to copy CMA policy with the MDS command line

Re: Bash application to copy CMA policy with the MDS command line