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Change Auditor for Windows File Servers 7.3 - User Guide

File System Protection wizard

The File System Protection wizard displays when you click Add or Edit on the File System Protection page. This wizard steps you through the process of creating a new file system protection template, identifying the files and/or folders to be included in the template.

The following table provides a description of the fields and controls in the File System Protection wizard:

Use the first page of the wizard to enter a name for the template and specify the file system path to be protected.

Template Name

Enter a descriptive name for the template being created.

Path

Enter or use the browse button to specify the file system path to be protected.

After entering or selecting the files system path to be protected, click the Add button to add it to the File System Path list.

Selecting the browse button displays the Browse For Folder dialog allowing you to browse for and select the file system path which is to be protected by Change Auditor.

File System Path list

The file system paths selected for protection are displayed in the list box located in the middle of the page. Use the buttons to the right of the Path field to add and remove file system paths.

Add - Click to move the entry in the Path text box to the File System Path list.
Remove - Select an entry in the File System Path list and click Remove to remove it.

By default, protection will include the subfolders in the selected file system path. However, if you want to exclude subfolders from protection, click the arrow control in the Subfolders cell and click No.

By default, the specified file system path will be protected. However, to exclude the selected file system path from protection, click the arrow control in the Protect cell and click No.

By default, protection will be applied to both files and folders in the selected file system path. To protect just files, folders or shares, click the arrow control in the Applies To cell and select one of the following options:

If applicable, this cell displays the file mask, which is used to protect a group of files, as specified at the bottom of the page.

By default, protection will prevent ‘all’ operations from occurring. However, to protect against specific operations, click the arrow control in the Protection Type cell and select one or more of the following operations:

[All] (default)

File Mask

Use this field to optionally specify a file mask to protect a group of files. You can use any combination of ? or * wildcard characters.

Once you have specified a file mask, click Add to add it to the list at the bottom of the page and the File Masks cell in the File System Path list (middle of the page).

File Masks list

The list box at the bottom of the page lists the file masks specified for this protection template. Use the buttons to the right of the File Mask field to add and remove masks.

Add - Click to move the entry in the text box to the File Masks list.
Remove - Select an entry in the File Masks list and click Remove to remove it

Use this page to optionally specify user and group accounts that are authorized to make changes to the specified protected objects.

Allow

The Allow option is selected by default indicating that the accounts selected on this page will be the only accounts allowed to make changes to the protected objects.

Use the Browse or Search page to select the user or group accounts.

Deny

Select the Deny option if you would like to allow all users and groups to change the protected objects EXCEPT for those selected on this page.

Use the Browse or Search page to select the user or group accounts.

 

Browse page

Displays a hierarchical view of the containers in your environment allowing you to locate and select the users or groups that will be allowed (not allowed) to change the protected objects.

Once you have selected an account, use Add to add it to the list at the bottom of the page.

Search page

Use the controls at the top of the Search page to search your environment to locate the users or groups that will be allowed (not allowed) to change the protected objects.

Once you have selected an account, use Add to add it to the list at the bottom of the page.

Options page

Use the Options page to modify the search options used to retrieve directory objects.

Override Account list

The list box across the bottom of the page displays the user and group accounts that are allowed (not allowed) to change the protected objects selected on the previous page of the wizard. Use the buttons located above this list box to add and remove accounts.

Add - Select an account in the Browse or Search page and click Add to add it to the Override Account list.
Remove - Select an account in the Override Account list and click Remove to remove it.

 

You can either select to have the protection always run or have it run only during specific times.

To enable the protection only during specific times, select the Protection is scheduled option, and define when it should be enabled (hour blocks on a weekly basis).The times selected are the local agent time where the template is applied.

When the schedule is disabled, ALL options are disabled with it, including any denied access to the specified users.

The scheduling options override all other protection settings.

Control when the protection is enabled based on the location. Location refers to the computer that is attempting to access the resource that is protected. Select from the following options:

The location options override all other protection settings.

File System Events

The following events can be selected for auditing from the Events tab on the File System Auditing wizard. The events listed on the Events tab is based on the file/folder specified in the Audit Path and the coverage specified in the Scope cell.

NOTE: This event is not available when This object and all child objects is selected in the Scope cell.
NOTE: This event is not available when This object and all child objects is selected in the Scope cell.

File/Folder Inclusion and Exclusion Examples

This appendix provides sample entries for the Inclusions and Exclusions tabs on the auditing wizard. It does not list every combination available, but provides a variety of examples to help you understand how to use the wildcard characters allowed on these two tabs.

The Inclusions and Exclusions tabs only appear when the Folder or All Drives option is selected in the Audit Path field and the Scope includes child objects. Use these two tabs as described below:

Inclusions tab - enter a file mask to specify what is to be audited.
Exclusions tab - optionally enter a file mask (or path) to specify subfolders and files in the selected audit path that are to be excluded from auditing.

Inclusions tab

You must enter a file mask on the Inclusions tab to specify what is to be audited in the selected audit path. Use the following characters to specify a file mask on the Inclusions tab:

The following table provides some examples of file masks that can be used on the Inclusions tab of the auditing wizard. Note that <String> in this table may contain any of the file mask characters described above (i.e., fixed characters, * or ?).

Include all files located anywhere in the audit path.

Inclusion Syntax: *

Include all files with a specific file name regardless of its file extension.

Inclusion Syntax: <FileName>.*

Example: Name.*

Includes:
Name.txt
Name.docx
Name.pdf

Include all files with a specific file extension.

Inclusion Syntax: <FileNameString>.<Ext>

Example 1: *.tmp

Includes:
Files with a file extension of .tmp.

Name.tmp
Testing.tmp

Example 2: ???*.doc

Includes:
Files whose name contains at least three characters with a file extension of .doc.

MyTest.doc
Testing123.doc
123.doc

Example 3: ???test.doc

Includes:
Files whose name contains seven characters and ends in ‘test’ with a file extension of .doc.

ABCtest.doc
123test.doc

Include all files with a specific file name that has a file extension of a specific length (number of characters).

Inclusion Syntax: <FileName>.<ExtString>

Example 1: Name.???

Includes:
Name.txt
Name.tmp
Name.pdf

Example 2: Name.????

Includes:
Name.docx
Name.xlsx

Include all files that contain a specific string in their name and/or file extension.

Inclusion Syntax: <FileNameString>.<ExtString>

Example: *name.??p

Includes:
Files whose name end with ‘name’ with a three character file extension that ends in the letter ‘p’.

Myname.tmp
Name.bmp

 

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