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| @@ -112,6 +113,10 @@ In the target VM, a file in either of the following locations must exist, contai | |||
| - `/etc/qubes-rpc/RPC_ACTION_NAME` when you make it in the template qube; | |||
| - `/usr/local/etc/qubes-rpc/RPC_ACTION_NAME` for making it only in an app qube. | |||
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| Files in `/run/qubes/policy.d/` are deleted when the system is rebooted. | |||
| This is useful for temporary policy that contains the name or UUID of a disposable VM, which will not be meaningful after the system has rebooted. | |||
| Such policy files can be created manually, but they are usually created automatically by a qrexec call to dom0. | |||
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Qrexec should be capitalized as it refers to the protocol and not to program (e.g. qrexec-client-vm).
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| ### Policy files | |||
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| The dom0 directory `/etc/qubes/policy.d/` contains files that set policy for each available RPC action that a VM might call. | |||
| The dom0 directories `/etc/qubes/policy.d/` and `/run/qubes/policy.d/` contain files that set policy for each available RPC action that a VM might call. | |||
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s/VM/qube/, but then there are other places on this file to change it.
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This is out of scope. Qrexec still uses the VM terminology in various user-facing places.
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@DemiMarie would you have some time to address the few points reported in the review? |
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@rapenne-s yes |
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