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Updated documentation about policy_server.dat
This documentation was referenced on the help list as to why policy_server.dat could only contain IP addresses but hostnames and even ports are valid here since CFEngine 3.10.0.
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### `policy_server.dat`
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IP address of the policy server
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Specifies the host's primary policy server in the format `(<IP>|<Hostname>)[:<Port>]`. This file's contents are used to define the `default:sys.policy_hub` and `default:sys.policy_hub_port` variables.
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**See also:** [`default:sys.policy_hub`][sys#sys.policy_hub], [`default:sys.policy_hub_port`][sys#sys.policy_hub_port]
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**History:**
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- Added in CFEngine 3.2.0
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- Support hostname and port added in CFEngine 3.10.0
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### `ignore_interfaces.rx`
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