Starting and Terminating the Configuration Utility

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# Starting and Terminating the Configuration Utility

This document covers the following topics:

- Starting the Configuration Utility

- Terminating the Configuration Utility

- Performing a Function while Starting the Configuration Utility

## Starting the Configuration Utility

The way you start the Configuration Utility depends on how the system has been configured at your site. For most installations, you start it as described below.

To start the Configuration Utility

- Enter the following command at the Linux system prompt:

      natparm

  The Natural Configuration Utility screen appears.

       09/05/2007              Natural Configuration Utility         User: (Config)
                                          V 6.3.4                    File: NATPARM

      +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
      ¦File             Edit             Configuration             Search            ¦
      +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

       Natural Parameter File Administration

  Note
  The Configuration menu is only shown in the Natural Configuration Utility screen if you have been defined as configuration administrator in the local configuration file.

  The name of the parameter file which is currently active is shown in the top right-hand corner of the screen.

  When "(Admin)" or "(Config)" is shown in the top right-hand corner of the screen (instead of a user ID), you have been defined as an administrator in the local configuration file.

  For further information, see Administrator Assignments in the local configuration file.

## Terminating the Configuration Utility

When you terminate the Configuration Utility and you have not yet saved your changes, a window appears asking whether you want to save now.

To terminate the Configuration Utility

- From the File menu, choose Exit.

## Performing a Function while Starting the Configuration Utility

You can perform several functions automatically when starting the Configuration Utility.

The following functions can be specified after the `natparm` command at the Linux system prompt.

Function | Description
--- | ---
`exit` | Terminates the Configuration Utility.
`import=parameter-file` | Imports the specified parameter file.
`export=parameter-file` | Exports the specified parameter file.
`parm=parameter-file` | Opens the specified parameter file.
`save` | Saves a parameter file.
`save=new-parameter-file-name` | Saves a parameter file under a different name.

Multiple functions can be specified one after the other (see the examples below).

#### Examples

- Invoke the Configuration Utility and open the specified parameter file so that it can be edited immediately:

      natparm parm=parameter-file

- Invoke the Configuration Utility, open the specified parameter file, and save it as a new file with the specified name:

      natparm parm=parameter-file save=new-parameter-file-name

- Invoke the Configuration Utility, load and export the specified parameter file and terminate the Configuration Utility:

      natparm parm=parameter-file export=parameter-file exit

- Invoke the Configuration Utility, import the specified parameter file and save it under the name of the imported file:

      natparm import=parameter-file save

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- Starting the Configuration Utility
- Terminating the Configuration Utility
- Performing a Function while Starting the Configuration Utility