https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/API-CLI-Discussion/Getting-quot-read-only-mode-quot-error-when-using-GitHub-Python/m-p/92179#M5050 <P>My guess is that you are either connecting to the wrong domain (your management IP and domain are different, which is fine, but the domain is most relevant) or the user is, in fact, read-only.<BR />Against the relevant CMA, just do something simple like: mgmt_cli login domain 1<SPAN>0.10.10.100 with the relevant credentials and see what is returned.<BR /></SPAN></P> Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:19:47 GMT PhoneBoy 2020-07-22T16:19:47Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/API-CLI-Discussion/Getting-quot-read-only-mode-quot-error-when-using-GitHub-Python/m-p/91945#M5046 <P>Used the GitHub ExportImport script (<A href="https://github.com/CheckPointSW/ExportImportPolicyPackage" target="_blank">https://github.com/CheckPointSW/ExportImportPolicyPackage</A>) to export an R80.20 package successfully from a CMA on a lab MDS server.&nbsp; (Unassigned the global policy first.)</P><P>However I keep getting error(s) when trying to import it to a different CMA on the same MDS server -&nbsp;Error: message: Runtime error: <STRONG>Operation is not allowed in read only mode!</STRONG></P><P>The user is created with the built-in Multi-Domain Super User profile.</P><P>Any ideas?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Command</P><P>-------------</P><P>python ExportImportPolicyPackage-master/import_export_package.py -op import -n test_policy -f /home/admin/test_policy.tar.gz --all -u api -p xxxxxx -d 10.10.10.100 -m 10.10.10.10</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Error</P><P>----------</P><P>Creating a Policy Package named [test_export_policy]</P><P>Importing general objects</P><P>Adding generic objects of type com.checkpoint.objects.classes.dummy.CpmiGatewayCluster</P><P>Failed to import com.checkpoint.objects.classes.dummy.CpmiGatewayCluster with name [export_error_CpmiGatewayCluster_31194273-8981-4e12-8803-bcbfc95bd8bb_test]. Error: message: <STRONG>Runtime error: Operation is not allowed in read only mode!</STRONG><BR />code: generic_error</P><P><BR />Adding services-udp</P><P>Failed to import service-udp with name [UDP_135]. Error: message: <STRONG>Runtime error: Operation is not allowed in read only mode!</STRONG><BR />code: generic_error</P><P><EM>&lt;multiple lines with same error&gt;</EM></P> Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:15:21 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/API-CLI-Discussion/Getting-quot-read-only-mode-quot-error-when-using-GitHub-Python/m-p/91945#M5046 9eae3dd1-bcda-4 2020-07-20T15:15:21Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/API-CLI-Discussion/Getting-quot-read-only-mode-quot-error-when-using-GitHub-Python/m-p/92179#M5050 <P>My guess is that you are either connecting to the wrong domain (your management IP and domain are different, which is fine, but the domain is most relevant) or the user is, in fact, read-only.<BR />Against the relevant CMA, just do something simple like: mgmt_cli login domain 1<SPAN>0.10.10.100 with the relevant credentials and see what is returned.<BR /></SPAN></P> Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:19:47 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/API-CLI-Discussion/Getting-quot-read-only-mode-quot-error-when-using-GitHub-Python/m-p/92179#M5050 PhoneBoy 2020-07-22T16:19:47Z