Enable an Op Script and Define a Script Alias

Operation (op) scripts are stored on a device’s hard disk in the /var/db/scripts/op directory or on the flash drive in the /config/scripts/op directory. Only users in the Junos OS super-user login class can access and edit files in these directories. For information about setting the storage location for scripts, see Store and Enable Junos Automation Scripts and Store Scripts in Flash Memory.

To prevent the execution of unauthorized Python code on devices running Junos OS, unsigned Python scripts must meet certain requirements before you can execute the scripts on a device. Starting in Junos OS Release 16.1R3, unsigned Python scripts must be owned by either root or a user in the Junos OS super-user login class, and only the file owner can have write permission for the file. Prior to Junos OS Release 16.1R3, unsigned Python scripts must only be owned by the root user. For detailed information about the requirements for executing Python automation scripts on devices running Junos OS, see Requirements for Executing Python Automation Scripts on Junos Devices.

You must enable an op script before it can be executed. To enable an op script, include the file filename statement at the [edit system scripts op] hierarchy level, and specify the name of the file containing the op script. Only users who belong to the Junos OS super-user login class can enable op scripts.

SLAX and Python scripts must include the .slax or .py filename extension, respectively, in both the actual script name and the filename in the configuration. XSLT scripts do not require a filename extension, but we strongly recommend that you append the .xsl extension. Whether or not you choose to include the .xsl extension on the file, the filename that you add at the [edit system scripts op file] hierarchy level must exactly match the filename of the script in the directory. For example, if the XSLT script filename is script1.xsl, then you must include script1.xsl in the configuration hierarchy to enable the script; likewise, if the XSLT script filename is script1, then you must include script1 in the configuration hierarchy.

Optionally, you can define an alias for an op script. To define the alias, include the command statement at the [edit system scripts op file filename] hierarchy level.

By default, you cannot execute unsigned Python scripts on devices running Junos OS. To enable the execution of unsigned Python automation scripts that meet the requirements outlined in Requirements for Executing Python Automation Scripts on Junos Devices, you must configure the language python or language python3 statement at the [edit system scripts] hierarchy level.

To determine which op scripts are currently enabled on the device, use the show command to display the files configured at the [edit system scripts op] hierarchy level.

To ensure that the enabled files are on the device, list the contents of the /var/run/scripts/op/ directory using the file list /var/run/scripts/op operational mode command.

To execute the script, you can specify either the op script filename or the alias.