Index: trunk/src/conf.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/conf.c	(revision 3584)
+++ trunk/src/conf.c	(revision 3585)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 
 conf_policy_t conf_policy_parse(const char *s)
 {
-	if (strcasecmp(s, "overwrite") == 0)  return POL_OVERWRITE;
+	if (strcasecmp(s, "overwrite") == 0)  return  POL_OVERWRITE;
 	if (strcasecmp(s, "prepend") == 0)    return  POL_PREPEND;
 	if (strcasecmp(s, "append") == 0)     return  POL_APPEND;
 	if (strcasecmp(s, "disable") == 0)    return  POL_DISABLE;
@@ -140,6 +140,18 @@
 	return POL_invalid;
 }
 
+const char *conf_policy_name(conf_policy_t p)
+{
+	switch(p) {
+		case POL_OVERWRITE: return "overwrite";
+		case POL_PREPEND:   return "prepend";
+		case POL_APPEND:    return "append";
+		case POL_DISABLE:   return "disable";
+		case POL_invalid:   return "(invalid)";
+	}
+	return "(unknown)";
+}
+
 conf_role_t conf_role_parse(const char *s)
 {
 	if (strcasecmp(s, "internal") == 0)   return CFR_INTERNAL;
Index: trunk/src/conf.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/conf.h	(revision 3584)
+++ trunk/src/conf.h	(revision 3585)
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@
 /* convert a policy text to policy value - return POL_invalid on error */
 conf_policy_t conf_policy_parse(const char *s);
 
+/* Return the name of the policy - always a static string, even for invalid roles */
+const char *conf_policy_name(conf_policy_t p);
+
 /* convert a role text to role value - return CFR_invalid on error */
 conf_role_t conf_role_parse(const char *s);