Gaia: Backup and Restore From CLI (Clish) This article provides a quick tutorial on how to make a Gaia: backup and restore from the CLI (Clish shell) in Gaia. Depending which version of Gaia you are using, you may or may not have the option to perform a backup or restore from the Web GUI …

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Find The Serial Number of IP Appliances Via CLI Sometimes it is necessary to find the serial number of IP appliances but you either don’t have physical access to the machine or someone has removed the sticker from the side or bottom. This article lists methods to retrieve the serial via the command line interface …

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This article details how to change the default shell for both Gaia and SecurePlatform (SPlat) systems. SecurePlatform In SecurePlatform, all we need to do is log in to expert mode and use the change shell command – chsh: myfirewall > expert Enter expert password: myfirewall # chsh -s /bin/bash admin< Shell changed. This permanently changes …

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Troubleshooting VRRP on Nokia Checkpoint Firewalls The purpose of this article is to help in troubleshooting VRRP related issues on NOkia Checkpoint Firewalls. One of the most common problems faced in Nokia VRRP Implementations is that interfaces on active and standby firewalls go into the master master state. THe main reason for this is because …

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I had cause to revert a CheckPoint appliance to its factory image today of R75.40. In itself, no biggie – open a console connection, Ctrl-S to access the setup menu and choose factory default image. Log in to the webUI and complete the first time wizard. Having encountered the Firefox “xslProcessor.transformDocument is not a function” …

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