Exclude configuration
Files and folders can be excluded based on file/folder local path, file type, process name, and username by using the Exclude Configuration setting.
- Log in to the ADAudit Plus web console.
- Go to the Server Audit tab > Configured Servers > File Integrity > Add Domain > Select Domain.
- Choose a domain from the drop-down. Choose to exclude by File/Folder local path, File Type, Process Name, or Users.
- Click on + and configure the necessary settings.
Example scenarios to exclude by File/Folder path:
| Objective | To exclude a folder and all of its subfolders and files | |
|---|---|---|
| Share configured | Share path | Local path |
| \\SERVERNAME\c$\fimfolder | c:\fimfolder | |
| Path of folder that is to be excluded | c:\fimfolder\excludefolder | |
| File/Folder or regex patterns | File/Folder patterns | |
| Syntax |
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| What will be excluded |
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| What won't be excluded | - | |
| Objective | To exclude the "AppData" folder for every user profile |
|---|---|
| Share and folder path | \\SERVER_NAME\c$\Users c:\Users |
| Path of folder that is to be excluded | C:\Users\user1\AppData |
| File/Folder or regex patterns | Regex Patterns |
| Syntax | C:\\Users\\[^\\]*\\AppData |
| What will be excluded |
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| What won't be excluded |
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| Objective | To exclude files from a specific folder but audit all subfolders and their contents |
|---|---|
| Share and folder path | \\SERVERNAME\c$\fimfolder c:\fimfolder |
| Path of folder that is to be excluded | c:\fimfolder\excludefolder |
| File/Folder or regex patterns | Regex Patterns |
| Syntax | ^c:\\fimfolder\\excludefolder\\[^\\]*\.[^\\]*$ |
| What will be excluded |
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| What won't be excluded |
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