---
name: "ionsecadmin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ion"
version: "3.2.1+dfsg-1.1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ionsecadmin"
---

# ionsecadmin(1)

ION security policy administration interface

## NAME

ionsecadmin - ION security policy administration interface

## SYNOPSIS

**ionsecadmin** \[ *commands\_filename* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**ionsecadmin** configures and manages the ION security policy database on the local computer.

It configures and manages the ION security policy database on the local computer in response to ION configuration commands found in *commands\_filename*, if provided; if not, **ionsecadmin** prints a simple prompt (:) so that the user may type commands directly into standard input.

The format of commands for *commands\_filename* can be queried from **ionsecadmin** by entering the command 'h' or '?' at the prompt.  The commands are documented in [*ionsecrc*(5)](/ionsecrc/5.md).

## EXIT STATUS

- "0"

  Successful completion of ION security policy administration.

## EXAMPLES

- ionsecadmin

  Enter interactive ION security policy administration command entry mode.

- ionsecadmin host1.ionsecrc

  Execute all configuration commands in *host1.ionsecrc*, then terminate immediately.

## FILES

Status and diagnostic messages from **ionsecadmin** and from other software that utilizes the ION node are nominally written to a log file in the current working directory within which **ionsecadmin** was run.  The log file is typically named **ion.log**.

See also [*ionsecrc*(5)](/ionsecrc/5.md).

## ENVIRONMENT

No environment variables apply.

## DIAGNOSTICS

**Note**: all ION administration utilities expect source file input to be lines of ASCII text that are NL-delimited.  If you edit the ionrc file on a Windows machine, be sure to **use dos2unix to convert it to Unix text format** before presenting it to **ionsecadmin**.  Otherwise **ionsecadmin** will detect syntax errors and will not function satisfactorily.

The following diagnostics may be issued to the log file:

- Can't open command file...

  The *commands\_filename* specified in the command line doesn't exist.

Various errors that don't cause **ionsecadmin** to fail but are noted in the log file may be caused by improperly formatted commands given at the prompt or in the *commands\_filename*.  Please see [*ionsecrc*(5)](/ionsecrc/5.md) for details.

## BUGS

Report bugs to \<ion-bugs@korgano.eecs.ohiou.edu\>

## SEE ALSO

[*ionsecrc*(5)](/ionsecrc/5.md)