Help for using Python to read and modify device configuration

Get help for reading and modifying the device configuration by accessing help for digidevice.config:

  1. Select a device in Remote Manager that is configured to allow shell access to the admin user, and click Actions > Open Console. Alternatively, log into the EX15 local command line as a user with shell access.

    Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type shell to access the device shell.

  2. At the shell prompt, use the python command with no parameters to enter an interactive Python session:

    # python
Python 3.10.1 (main, Mar 30 2023, 23:47:13) [GCC 11.2.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

  3. Import the config submodule:
    4. >>> from digidevice import config
>>>
  4. Use the help command with config:
    >>> help(config)
Help on module acl.config in acl:

NAME
acl.config - Python interface to ACL configuration (libconfig).
...

  5. Use Ctrl-D to exit the Python session. You can also exit the session using exit() or quit().