File inclusion and exclusion rules

When configuring a file rule inside an audit, audit policy, or snapshot specification, you can specify the directories and files that you want included in and excluded from an audit or a snapshot. This section explains what the inclusion and exclusion rules are and how these rules are applied to the relative subset of the absolute path of the file.

Inclusions and exclusion rules inside of an audit’s file rule are found at the bottom of the audit or snapshot specification window, as shown in the following figure.

File system file/directory wildcard inclusion and exclusion rules

When you configure the file rule in an audit or snapshot specification, you can enter inclusion/exclusion rules in the File/Directory Wildcard field. After you enter a rule, you can choose either Include or Exclude from the drop-down list. To add a new inclusion or exclusion rule, click .

For information on how to create and configure file system rules for an audit or snapshot specification, see Configuring the file rule.