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Set up a Policy File to Grant the Required Permission
A policy file is an ASCII text file and can be composed via a text editor
or the graphical Policy Tool utility demonstrated in this section.
The Policy Tool saves you typing and eliminates the need
for you to know the required syntax of policy files, thus
reducing errors.
This lesson uses the Policy Tool to create a policy file
named examplepolicy, in which you will add
a policy entry that grants code from the
directory where WriteFile.class is stored
permission to write the
writetest file.
Follow these steps to create and modify your new policy file:
- Start Policy Tool
- Grant the Required Permission
- Save the Policy File
Note for UNIX Users: The steps illustrate creating
the policy file for a Windows system.
The steps are exactly the same if you are working on a UNIX system.
Where the text says to store the policy file in the
C:\Test directory,
you can store it in another directory. The examples in the step
See the Policy File Effects
and in the lesson
Quick Tour of Controlling Applications
assume that you stored it in the
~/test directory.
