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    <title>Importing a Cloud Profile</title>
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        <p>Follow these steps to import an existing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> configuration file into the Cloud Profile Manager: </p>
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                <p>Ensure that a <filepath>config</filepath> file is present in your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> configuration directory. For example, this is <filepath>$HOME/.oci/config</filepath> on a Linux host. </p>
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                <p>Click the <b outputclass="bold">Import</b> icon to open a dialog that prompts you to import cloud profiles from external files. </p>
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                    <p>This action overwrites any cloud profiles that are in your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> global settings directory. </p>
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                <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Import</b>. </p>
                <p>Your cloud profile settings are saved to the <filepath>oci_config</filepath> file in your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> global settings directory. </p>
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                <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Properties</b> to show the cloud profile settings. </p>
                <p>Double-click the appropriate field to change the value. </p>
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                <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Apply</b> to save your changes. </p>
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