Creating a backup and restoring the settings of InterScan Web Security Suite (IWSS) for Linux

Last updated: 2021/08/28

Solution ID: KA-0001187

Category: Configure

This procedure is useful in the following scenarios:

You need to back up the configuration for contingency purposes.
There is a need to replicate the settings across different IWSS servers.
IWSS crashed and you need to restore it, you will have access to the backup configuration files.

Back up the IWSS settings

Stop the IWSS daemons by running the following command:
# /etc/iscan/rcIwss stop
Make a backup copy of the following files and directories:
- Configuration files
  - /opt/trend/iwss/data/*.ini
  - /opt/trend/iwss/bin/ISAGENT_MCP/*.ini
  - /opt/trend/iwss/bin/lib/aucfg.ini
  - /opt/trend/iwss/data/*.pni
  - /opt/trend/iwss/data/*.dsc
  - /opt/trend/iwss/data/krb5*.conf
  - /opt/trend/iwss/data/prd.passwd
  - /opt/trend/iwss/data/actupdate/AU_Backup/AuBackup.ini
  - /opt/trend/iwss/data/jscan/certificates/*.props
  - /opt/trend/iwss/data/tomcat/conf/*.xml
- Database directory: /opt/trend/iwss/data/postgres/pgdata/
Start the IWSS daemons by running the following command:
# /etc/iscan/rcIwss start

Restore the IWSS settings

Stop the IWSS daemons by running the following command:
# /etc/iscan/rcIwss stop
Copy the previously backed up files and directories to their original locations. Overwrite all existing files.
Start the IWSS daemons by running the following command:
# /etc/iscan/rcIwss start

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