> Source: [sk98414](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk98414)

# sk98414 - 'config_system' command fails with 'Validating configuration file: Failed' error when configuring Smart-1 appliance as Multi-Domain Security Management Server

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk98414 |
| Date Created | 2014-02-03 |
| Last Modified | 2017-06-22 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82.20, R81.20, R82, R82.20 |
| OS | Gaia |
| Platform | Smart-1 |

## Symptoms

- * '`config_system`' command (per [sk69701](http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk69701)) fails with '`Validating configuration file: Failed`' error when configuring Smart-1 appliance as Multi-Domain Security Management Server

  *Example*:

  `
  [Expert@Smart-1:0]# `**config_system -s**` &install_security_gw=false&`**install_mds_primary=true** `&install_mds_secondary=false&install_mlm=false&install_mds_interface=Mgmt&... ... `**--dry-run**`
  `  

  `
  `**Validating configuration file: Failed**   
  `
  `**Security Management must be true**   
  `
  [Expert@Smart-1:0]#
  `
* If explicitly using the string **\&install_security_managment=true\&** , then the '`config_system`' command fails with:

  `
  [Expert@Smart-1:0]# `**config_system -s**` &install_security_gw=false&`**install_security_managment=true** `&`**install_mds_primary=true** `&install_mds_secondary=false&install_mlm=false&install_mds_interface=Mgmt&... ... `**--dry-run**`
  `  

  `
  `**Validating configuration file: Failed**   
  `
  `**Cannot enable provider while Security-Management is enabled**   
  `
  [Expert@Smart-1:0]#
  `

## Cause

Configuration of Check Point appliances is determined by the `/etc/appliance_config.xml` file.

"Security Management" product is enabled by default on Smart-1 appliance, and this setting can not be edited.

By design, it is not possible to enable both "Security Management" product and "Multi-Domain Security Management Server" product on the same machine.

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