Help for using Python to access the runtime database

Get help for reading and modifying the device runtime database by accessing help for digidevice.runt:

  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 runt submodule:
    4. >>> from digidevice import runt
>>>
  4. Use the help command with runt:
    >>> help(runt)

Help on module acl.runt in digidevice:

NAME
acl.runt - Python interface to ACL runtime database (runtd).
...
  5. Use Ctrl-D to exit the Python session. You can also exit the session using exit() or quit().