SCPM (System Configuration Profile Management)

Last modified on July 24, 2026 • 1 min read • 82 words scpm is something like the Location Manager for Mac OS X. You need to be root to execute most of its commands: /sbin/scpm list Lists all available profiles. /sbin/scpm switch "profilename" Switches to the specified profile. /sbin/scpm add "newprofilename" Adds a new profile based on the present systems settings. The files subject to change are located in /var/lib/scpm/profiles/“profilename”/file and /var/lib/scpm/profiles/“profilename”/service. But you shouldn’t modify them manually. I addition you can make arbitrary changes via scriptfiles that are executed upon changing the profile.