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Volume exclusion examples

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Volume exclusion examples

Audit Path = Volume (<VolumeName>) exclusion examples

In the following examples, the volume name is Vol0 (Audit Path = Vol0); share names are HOME, SHARE2, and SHAREDDOCS.

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NOTE: Volume names are case sensitive and must be entered correctly in the Audit Path field on the auditing wizard.
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NOTE: When auditing an individual volume or all volumes, you must include the share name (or a file mask to represent the share) in the exclusion path.
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NOTE: If a file exclusion is added that does not include a slash (\), it will be automatically appended with "\*.*".
 

Table 5. 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:
<ShareName>\<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:
<ShareName>\<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 which is located on a specific share.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax:
<ShareName>\**\<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 which are located on a specific share.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax:
<ShareName>\**\<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 all shares 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\SHARE2\TEST\DOCS
Vol0\SHARE2\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\SHARE2\TEST\DOCS
Vol0\SHARE2\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\FILES\Testing.doc

Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\FILES\BetaDoc.pdf

Vol0\SHARE2\USERS\DECEMBER\Test1.docx

Vol0\SHARE2\PUBLIC\MARCH\OldDocPlan

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

(Add | File)

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

Example:
SHARE2\USERS\DOCS\Test1.docx

Excludes:
Vol0\SHARE2\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\SHARE2\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:
<ShareName>\<Path>\*.<Ext>

Example: SHARE2\TEST\DOCS\*.docx

Excludes:
Vol0\SHARE2\TEST\DOCS\Test1.docx
Vol0\SHARE2\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\SHARE2\TEST\DOCS\Current.pdf
Vol0\SHARE2\PUBLIC\TEST\MYDOCS\Ex.pdf

All volume exclusion examples

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All volume exclusion examples

Audit Path = All Volumes exclusion examples

In the following examples, Vol0 contains three shares: HOME, SHARE2 and SHAREDDOCS; and Vol1 contains one share: SHAREDAPPS.

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NOTE: When using All Volumes, you cannot exclude an individual volume. You must use a share name, which is unique to a volume. That is, you cannot have two shares with the name of HOME (either on the same volume or different volumes).
* 
NOTE: When auditing an individual volume or all volumes, you must include the share name (or a file mask to represent the share) in the exclusion path.

 

Table 6. Exclusion examples: Audit Path = All Volumes

What to exclude

Exclusion syntax/examples

Exclude activity against files/subfolders in a specific folder found in a specific location on all volumes.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax: *\<Path>\<FolderName>

Example: *\USERS\TEMP\DOCS

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS
Vol0\SHARED2\USERS\TEMP\DOCS
Vol1\SHAREDAPPS\USERS\TEMP\DOCS

Exclude activity against files/subfolders in all folders with the specified folder name found on a specific share.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax:
<ShareName>\**\<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 found on a specific share.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax:
<ShareName>\**\<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 anywhere on all volumes.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax: **\<FolderName>

Example: **\DOCS

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\DEPTS\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS
Vol0\SHARE2\TEST\DOCS
Vol1\SHAREDAPPS\DOCS

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

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax: *\*\<FolderName>

Example 1: *\*\DOCS

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\DEPTS\DOCS
Vol0\SHARE2\TEST\DOCS
Vol1\SHAREDAPPS\INSTALL\DOCS

Example 2: *\*\*\DOCS

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS
Vol0\SHARED2\PUBLIC\TEST\DOCS
Vol1\SHAREDAPPS\PROCS\INTRO\DOCS

Exclude activity against files/subfolders in all shares and folders whose name ends with a specific string of characters that may be located anywhere on all volumes.

(Add | Folder)

Exclusion Syntax: **<CharString>

Example: **DOCS

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\MYDOCS
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMPORARYDOCS
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\TESTINGDOCS
Vol0\SHARE2\TEST\DOCS
Vol0\SHARE2\PUBLIC\TEST\DOCS
Vol0\SHAREDDOCS
Vol1\SHAREDAPPS\INSTALL\DOCS
Vol1\SHAREDAPPS\PROCS\INTRO\DOCS

Exclude a specific file found in a specific location on the specified share.

(Add | File)

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

Entering:
SHARE2\USERS\DOCS\Test1.docx

Excludes:
Vol0\SHARE2\USERS\DOCS\Test1.docx

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

(Add | File)

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

Entering: SHARE2\TEST\DOCS\*.docx

Excludes:
Vol0\SHARE2\TEST\DOCS\Test1.docx
Vol0\SHARE2\TEST\DOCS\123testing.docx

Exclude activity against all files with the specified file extension found anywhere on all volumes.

(Add | File)

Exclusion Syntax: **\*.<Ext>

Example: **\*.pdf

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\DEPTS\DOCS\Test123.pdf
Vol0\SHARE2\TEST\DOCS\Current.pdf
Vol1\SHAREDAPPS\WhatsNew.pdf

Exclude a specific file (regardless of the file extension) found anywhere on the all volumes.

(Add | File)

Exclusion Syntax: **\<FileName>.*

Entering: **\test1.*

Excludes:
Vol0\HOME\DEPTS\DOCS\test1.docx
Vol0\HOME\USERS\TEMP\DOCS\test1.docx
Vol0\HOME\USERS\DOCUMENTS\test1.pdf
Vol0\SHARE2\USERS\DOCS\test1.txt
Vol1\SHAREDAPPS\test1.xlsx

Change Auditor for SharePoint

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Change Auditor for SharePoint

The Change Auditor for SharePoint book contains information on installing and configuring Change Auditor for SharePoint. It also contains information about the additional features that are available when a valid Change Auditor for SharePoint license has been applied. It contains the following topics:

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Change Auditor for SharePoint Overview: This section provides an overview of Change Auditor for SharePoint including a system overview, deployment requirements and a list of the additional features that are available with a valid Change Auditor for SharePoint license.
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Installation and Configuration: This section provides instructions for installing and configuring Change Auditor for SharePoint.
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Getting Started: This section provides a high-level view of the tasks to get you started using Change Auditor for SharePoint.
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SharePoint Auditing: This section provides a description of the SharePoint Auditing page (on the Administration Tasks tab) and explains how to specify the SharePoint farm and path(s) to be audited.
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SharePoint Searches and Reports: This section provides instructions for creating a custom SharePoint search using the What tab.
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Manually Add and Deploy the Change Auditor SharePoint Solution: This section provides an alternate method of adding and deploying the Change Auditor SharePoint Solution, which is required as part of the installation process.
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SharePoint Event Requirements: This section lists the SharePoint events that require additional SharePoint settings to be enabled in order for Change Auditor for SharePoint to capture the event.
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Upgrade Change Auditor for SharePoint: This section provides instructions for upgrading from a previous version of Change Auditor for SharePoint.

 

Change Auditor for SharePoint Overview

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Change Auditor for SharePoint Overview

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Introduction
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Deployment requirements
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Client components and features
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