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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2013 Big Switch Networks, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Eclipse Public License, Version 1.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+# permissions and limitations under the License.
+#
+
+# CLI for forwarding configuration
+#
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Disable direct access to forwarding-config, use the new CLI instead
+#
+
+import command
+command.model_obj_type_disable_submode('forwarding-config')
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------