policytool(1)                   Security Tools                   policytool(1)



NAME
       policytool - Reads and writes a plain text policy file based on user
       input through the utility GUI.

SYNOPSIS

       policytool [ -file ] [ filename ]


       -file
              Directs the policytool command to load a policy file.

       filename
              The name of the file to be loaded.

       Examples:

       Run the policy tool administrator utility:

       policytool


       Run the policytool command and load the specified file:

       policytool -file mypolicyfile



DESCRIPTION
       The policytool command calls an administrator's GUI that enables system
       administrators to manage the contents of local policy files. A policy
       file is a plain-text file with a .policy extension, that maps remote
       requestors by domain, to permission objects. For details, see Default
       Policy Implementation and Policy File Syntax at
       http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyFiles.html

OPTIONS
       -file
              Directs the policytool command to load a policy file.

SEE ALSO
       o Default Policy Implementation and Policy File Syntax at
         http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyFiles.html

       o Policy File Creation and Management at
         http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyGuide.html

       o Permissions in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) at
         http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/permissions.html

       o Java Security Overview at
         http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/overview/jsoverview.html

       o Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide at
         http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/crypto/CryptoSpec.html

JDK 8                            03 March 2015                   policytool(1)