# Local Profile

A local profile defines a remote user name and remote password that can be used by a local user. Each local profile definition is defined in a clear text file named cfprofile.cfg located in the $CFROOT/config directory.

A local profile contains the following information:

- Node: the remote system with which the local profile is associated
- Local user name: the name of the local user who can use this local profile
- Remote user name: the remote user name used to log on to the node (remote system)
- Remote password: the remote user password used to log on to the node (encrypted)

You can add or update local profiles through the cfprofile command. Before you update any information in cfprofile.cfg, a backup file called cfprofile.bak is created. You can activate local profiles by simply specifying the node for a transfer.

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