198 Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Administration Guidenovdocx (en) 11 July 2008The copy option is useful to create a new policy that is similar to an existing policy. Youcan copy a policy and then edit the new policy's settings.Only policy settings are copied; policy groups and assignments are not copied. Move: Click Move, select a destination folder for the selected objects, then click OK.If you rename or move a policy, its assignments are still in place. ZENworks LinuxManagement does not reapply the policy to devices because of the name or location change.17.12 Deleting Policies, Policy Groups, andFoldersBefore you delete policies, policy groups, and folders from the ZENworks Control Center, reviewthe following information to ensure that you obtain the desired results.Deleting Policies: Depending on your needs, you can delete a policy from your ZENworks LinuxManagement system or remove a policy's assignments from devices.If you delete a policy from your ZENworks Linux Management system, the policy does not displayon the Policies or Devices pages in the ZENworks Control Center. When a policy is deleted, it isunassigned and unenforced from the device with which it was assigned. For more information, seeSection 17.13, “Unenforcing Policies,” on page 199.Deleting Policy Groups: The results of deleting a policy group is similar to that of deleting apolicy.If you delete a policy group from your ZENworks Linux Management system, the policy group doesnot display on the Policies page in the ZENworks Control Center and the policy group's assignmentsare removed. However, the individual policies contained in the group are not removed from theZENworks Control Center and still display on the Policies page.When a policy group is deleted, its member policies are not deleted, but the associations areremoved. The policies of a policy group are unenforced from the devices to which the policy groupwas associated. For more information, see Section 17.13, “Unenforcing Policies,” on page 199.Deleting Folders: If you delete a folder that contains policies from your ZENworks LinuxManagement system, both the folder and its policies are removed from the ZENworks ControlCenter. The policies contained in the folder are unenforced from the device to which they wereassigned. For more information, see Section 17.13, “Unenforcing Policies,” on page 199.To delete a policy, policy group, or folder:1 In the ZENworks Control Center, click the Policies tab.
