colmaint -d filename
then you can delete all the collections and readd them by:
colmaint -l filename

The file created is an ascii file, and you can edit it if you are
careful.

Chris Cowan wrote:
>
> Can anyone tell me if there is a way to save collection rules to an
> external file.
>
> I found /usr/OV/conf/.collection.conf.  But it's not a reflection of
> what I defined.  So this leads me to believe that there's some way to
> load up collection definitions rather than use the GUI
> (/usr/OV/bin/collectioned).
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Chris
>
> PS.  I'm using NV 5.1 on AIX 4.3.1, in case that matters.

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