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Define an Event Policy

You can keep track of the changes made to the configuration files by defining an event based policy. You can configure this policy, for example, to display a message to the user or send an email to an authorized person when a user tries to modify the configuration file.

To define an event policy

Method 1

1. Navigate to Control Panel, Configuration, File Collection.

   The right pane displays all the files configured for backup.

2. Right-click a configuration file in the right pane and select Define Event Policy.

   The Policy Designer dialog appears.

3. Select the file to be monitored in the File Collection section and add the actions you want to take when the file is modified and click OK.

   The specified actions are taken when a user modifies the selected configuration file.

Method 2

1. Navigate to Policies, Event Based, Asset File Collection.

   The right pane displays the policies in the asset file collection category.

2. Right-click Asset File Collection and select New.

   The Policy Designer dialog appears.

3. Select the file to be monitored in the File Collection section and add the actions you want to take when the file is modified and click OK.

   The specified actions are taken when a user modifies the selected configuration file.

Note: For more details about the Policy Designer dialog, see the DSM Explorer Help.