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Change Auditor for Fluid File System 7.0.2 - User Guide

File/Folder Inclusion and Exclusion Examples

This section 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.

Use these two tabs as described below:

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Inclusions tab - enter a file mask to specify what is to be audited.
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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:

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Fixed characters such as letters, numbers and other characters that are allowed in file names.
•
An asterisk (*) wildcard character to substitute zero or more characters.
•
Question mark (?) wildcard character to substitute a single character.
•
A double asterisk (**) to specify a recursive match. (find match in the folder and all subfolders in audit path).
Examples:

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 ?).

Table 3. Inclusion examples
What is included in the audit:
Inclusion syntax/examples:

Include all files located anywhere in the audit path.

NOTE: This is the most commonly used file mask.

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

 

Exclusions tab

If you do not want to exclude anything (folders or files) in the audit path from auditing, skip this tab. However, if you want to exclude a specific folder/file or group of folders/files, use the following characters to specify what is to be excluded:

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Fixed characters such as letters, numbers and other characters that are allowed in file names.
•
An asterisk (*) wildcard character to substitute zero or more characters.
* 
NOTE: Use a single asterisk (*) to specify a non-recursive match (find match in the folder only; does not match any slash characters (\)).

Use a double asterisk (**) to specify a recursive match (find match in the folder and all subfolders in audit path; matches slash characters (\) and directory names in paths).

•
Question mark (?) wildcard character to substitute a single character (does not match any slash characters (\).
* 
NOTE: Be sure to select the appropriate Add option (Folder or File) when adding an exclusion or you may not get the results expected. That is, use Add | Folder to exclude the auditing of activity against files/subfolders in folder(s) that match the exclusion string. Use Add | File to exclude the auditing of activity against file(s) that match the exclusion string.
Examples

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

Audit Path = Volume (<VolumeName>)

In the following examples, the volume name is Vol0 (Audit Path = Vol0).

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NOTE: Volume names are case sensitive and must be entered correctly in the Audit Path field on the auditing wizard.
 
Table 4. Exclusion examples: Audit Path = Volume
What to exclude:
Exclusion syntax/examples:

Exclude activity against files/subfolders in a specific folder found in a specific location on the selected volume.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax:
<Path>\<FolderName>

Example: HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS

Exclude activity against files/subfolders in all folders whose name contains a specific string of characters found in a specific location on the selected volume.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax:
<Path>\<CharString>

Example: HOME\USERS\TE?????DOCS

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TESTINGDOCS
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMPORARYDOCS

Exclude activity against files/subfolders in all folders with the specified folder name.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax:
**\<FolderName>

Example: HOME\**\DOCS

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\DEPTS\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS

Exclude activity against files/subfolders in all folders whose name starts with a specific string of characters.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax:
**\<CharString>*

Example: HOME\**\DOC*

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\DEPTS\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\USERS\DOCUMENTS

Exclude activity against files/subfolders in all folders with the specified folder name found in a specific path level on the selected volume.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax: *\*\<FolderName>

Example 1: *\*\DOCS

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\USERS\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\DEPTS\DOCS
Vol0\SHARE2\TEST\DOCS

Example 2: *\*\*\DOCS

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS
Vol0\SHARE2\PUBLIC\TEST\DOCS

Exclude activity against files/subfolders in all folders with the specified folder name which may be located anywhere on the selected volume.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax: **\<FolderName>

Example: **\DOCS

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\DEPTS\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS
Vol0\TEST\DOCS
Vol0\PUBLIC\TEST\DOCS

Exclude activity against files/subfolders in all shares and folders whose name contains a specific string of characters which may be located anywhere on the selected volume.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax: **<CharString>*

Example: **DOC*

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\MYDOCS
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMPORARYDOCS
Vol0\TEST\DOCS
Vol0\PUBLIC\TEST\MYDOCS
Vol0\SHAREDDOC

Exclude activity against files whose name contains a specific string of characters which may be found anywhere on the selected volume.

(Add | File)

Exclusion Syntax: **<CharString>*

Example: **DOC*

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\Document1.tmp
Vol0\HOME\DOCS\Testing.doc
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS\BetaDoc.pdf
Vol0\USERS\DOCS\Test1.docx
Vol0\PUBLIC\MYDOCS\OldDocPlan

Exclude activity against a specific file found in a specific location on the selected volume.

(Add | File)

Exclusion Syntax:
<Path>\<FileName.Ext>

Example:
USERS\DOCS\Test1.docx

Excludes:
Vol0\USERS\DOCS\Test1.docx

Exclude activity against files with a specific file name (regardless of the file extension) which may be located anywhere on the selected volume.

(Add | File)

Exclusion Syntax: **\<FileName>.*

Example: **\test1.*

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\DEPTS\DOCS\test1.docx
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS\test1.docx
Vol0\HOME\USERS\DOCUMENTS\test1.pdf
Vol0\TEST\DOCS\test1.txt

Exclude activity against files with the specified file extension found in a specific location on the selected volume.

(Add | File)

Exclusion Syntax:
<Path>\*.<Ext>

Example: SHARE2\TEST\DOCS\*.docx

Excludes:
Vol0\TEST\DOCS\Test1.docx
Vol0\TEST\DOCS\MyInfo.docx

Exclude activity against files with the specified file extension which may be located anywhere on the selected volume.

(Add | File)

Exclusion Syntax: **\*.<Ext>

Example: **\*.pdf

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\MYDOCS\Final.pdf
Vol0\HOME\DEPTS\DOCS\Test123.pdf
Vol0\HOME\USERS\DOCUMENTS\Test1.pdf
Vol0\TEST\DOCS\Current.pdf
Vol0\PUBLIC\TEST\MYDOCS\Ex.pdf

 

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