How to update and import a configuration

You can export a configuration, update it, and import the updated configuration into Sophos Firewall.

This example uses a configuration with sensitive information, for example User.

1. Export the configuration.

   1. Go to Backup and firmware > Import export.
   2. Select Export selective configuration.

   3. Enter User to search, then select User and click Apply selected items.

      Sophos Firewall exports the configuration as a .tar file.

      Here's an example:

      

2. To extract the files, go to the Windows or Linux command-line console on your endpoint, go to the folder containing the .tar file, and enter the following command:

   tar -xvf <tarfilename>.tar
   

   This exported file contains sensitive information, such as users' passwords. So, it contains the following files:

   • Entities.xml
   • hashFile.json
   • propertyfile

   Here's an example:

   

3. Open the .xml file in a text editor, such as Notepad, and make the configuration changes you want.

4. To compress the updated .xml file and the other files into a .tar file, enter the following command:

   tar -cvf <newtarfilename.tar> Entities.xml hashFile.json propertyfile
   

   Here's an example:

   

5. On the web admin console, go to Backup and firmware > Import export, and import the .tar file.

   

6. Enter the Secure storage master key.

   

Sophos Firewall imports the configuration.