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Configure File Scan Task for UNIX Environment

Use the UNIX Settings tab to configure the file scan collect task for agent computers running on UNIX environment.

To configure file scan collect task for UNIX environment

1. Select the folders that the file scan can collect from the drop-down list. You can also specify wildcard expressions to scan a particular type of file such as *.doc.

   Note: File scan cannot retrieve files from directories for which the user is denied access to.

2. Click Add to add the selected drives and files to the Source list.

   The Source list displays the sources that the file scan should include or exclude while scanning.

3. Specify appropriate actions for the selected source:

   Remove

   Removes the selected item from the Source list and does not scan it any longer.

   Include

   Includes the selected item for scanning. Selecting an item that is set to exclude, includes it in scanning.

   Exclude

   Excludes the selected item from scanning. Selecting an item that is set to include, excludes it from scanning.

4. Select the following check boxes as required, and click OK:

   Ignore empty directories

   Ignores empty directories while scanning.

   Ignore non executable files

   Ignores non-executable files such as *.txt, *.doc while scanning.

   Ignore network directories

   Ignores the network directories on the agent computer while scanning.

   Ignore user login directories

   Ignores the user login directories while scanning, such as /usr/bin.