impfilt Command

Purpose

Imports filter rules from an export file.

Syntax

impfilt [ -v 4|6] -f directory [ -l filt_id_list]

Description

Use the impfilt command to import filter rules from text export file(s) that are generated by the expfilt command. IPsec filter rules for this command can be configured using the genfilt command, IPsec smit (IP version 4 or IP version 6), or Web-based System Manager in the Virtual Private Network submenu.

Flags

Item	Description
-v	IP version of the rules to be imported. The value of 4 specifies IP version 4 and the value of 6 specifies IP version 6. When this flag is not used, both IP version 4 and IP version 6 are imported.
-f	Specifies the directory where the imported text files are to be read.
-l	Lists the IDs of the filter rules to be imported. The filter rule IDs can be separated by ",". If this flag is not used, all filter rules for the applicable IP version(s) in the text export files will be imported.

Security

Attention RBAC users and Trusted AIX users: This command can perform privileged operations. Only privileged users can run privileged operations. For more information about authorizations and privileges, see Privileged Command Database in AIX® Version 7.1 Security. For a list of privileges and the authorizations associated with this command, see the lssecattr command or the getcmdattr subcommand.