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Enable and Disable Policies

The Administrative UI allows you to enable and disable policies. By default, when you create a policy, the policy is enabled. When a policy is enabled, rules contained in the policy fire when users attempt to access the resources specified in the rules.

If you disable a policy, the rules contained in the policy still fire, but no user will be authorized by the policy. Any resources specified in rules contained in the policy are still protected. Until you enable the policy, no users may access resources associated with the rules specified in the policy. However, if another enabled policy allows access to a resource in the disabled policy, users associated with the enabled policy may access the resource.

To enable or disable a policy

1. Open the policy.
2. Select or clear the Enabled check box.

   If the check box is selected, the policy is enabled. If the check box is cleared, the policy is disabled. A disabled policy does not fire.

3. Click Submit.

   The policy is saved.