Introduction for Administrative Users > How Configuration Changes Are Handled

How Configuration Changes Are Handled
The OnBoard handles changes to configuration files and backups of configuration file changes differently from other Cyclades AlterPath products. The following bulleted items give an overview of how the OnBoard handles configuration changes:
When an OnBoard administrator performs configuration tasks, changes are stored in RAM memory until the administrator takes a specific action to save the changes in configuration files.
The OnBoard administrator can restore the factory default configuration files or restore any backed-up copies of the configuration files.
The current state of the configuration files is maintained after a software upgrade. (This allows you to upgrade software on the OnBoard without losing all user and device configurations.) After a software upgrade, the administrator can optionally do the following:
When an OnBoard administrator adds a new application, script, or configuration file to the system, the root user needs to add the pathname to the file to the list of files to be backed up and restored.
The following table shows tasks for administrators to save changes to configuration files and back up configuration files and provides links to where they are documented.
Restoring backed-up configuration files
Restoring factory default configuration files
Adding new files to be backed up and restored

Introduction for Administrative Users > How Configuration Changes Are Handled