Table of Contents
- Getting Started
- Agent-Based Monitoring
- Data Providers
- Directory Services
- Auditing
- Hosts
- Templates
- Template Properties
- Batch Update Templates
- Log Management Templates
- File and Directory Monitor Templates
- Windows Monitor Templates
- Account Lockout Monitor Template
- Logon Monitor Template
- CPU Monitor Template
- Memory Monitor Template
- Disk Space Monitor Template
- SMART Monitor Template
- Windows Update Template
- Process Monitor Template
- Service Monitor Template
- Performance Counter Monitor Template
- PowerShell Template
- Registry Value Monitor Template
- Active Directory User Monitor Template
- Active Directory User Integrity Monitor Template
- Task Scheduler Template
- Clock Synchronization Template
- Defragment NTFS Disks Template
- Network and Application Monitor Templates
- Database Monitor Template
- Directory Service Monitor Template
- DNS Blacklist Monitor Template
- DNS Monitor Template
- Domain Expiration Monitor Template
- Network Speed Monitor Template
- Ping Monitor Template
- Database Table Reseed
- SQL Server Shrink and Backup Template
- SSH Shell
- TCP Port Scan Monitor Template
- Website Monitor Template
- SSL Certificate Monitor Templates
- Email Monitor Templates
- SNMP Monitor Templates
- Monitors
- Reports
- Auto-Configurators
- Filters
- Actions
- Desktop Actions
- Email Actions
- Event Log Actions
- Executable Actions
- File Actions
- IIS IP Address Restriction Actions
- Microsoft Teams Actions
- PowerShell Actions
- Report Actions
- Service Actions
- SMS Actions
- SNMP Trap Actions
- Syslog Actions
- Template Actions
- IIS IP Address Restriction Actions
- Action Variables
- Schedules
- Environment Variables
- Options
- Account Lockout Monitoring and Reporting
- Merging Logs
- SNMP
- SSH Shell
- Syslog
- Exporting and Importing Configuration Objects
- Shared Views
- Auto-Config Host Assignment Properties
- General Executable Properties
- Assign Actions
- Assign Directories
- Assign Disks
- Assign Shares
- Assign Files
- Assign Consolidated Logs
- Assign Event Logs
- Assign Azure Audit Logs
- Target Files and Sub-Directories
- Define Log Entry Columns
- Define Log Entry Columns with Regular Expressions
- Define CSV and W3C Log Entry Columns
- Active Directory User and Group Filters
- Explicitly Assigned Logs
- File Explorer
- Report Columns
- Report Date/Time Ranges
- Report Security Event Log Filters
- Select Folder or File
- Executable Timeline
- Command Line Interface
- Troubleshooting
- Terminology
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Assign Directories
The Directories tab found within various directory monitor templates enables you to select the target directories to act on.
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- The Select a host drop-down includes a drop-down button and an add button.
- Use the Drop-Down
button to select an already existing host.
- Use the Add
button to add a new host to the system.
- Once a host is selected, the tree view is populated with the file system contents.
- Navigate to the directory you would like to target then select the tree node. Once selected the Search criteria text box is populated with the UNC path.
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If the name of the target directory contains the current date and/or time
and the name of the directory changes based on the current date and/or
time, use the text box to enter criteria then click the
Add
button. The following tags are available:
Variable Tag Description Year yy or yyyy Use to replace the current year. Month M or MM Use to replace the current month. Day d or dd Use to replace the current day. Hour h or hh Use to replace the current hour. When specifying date and time tags wrap the tags with <>.
For example, <yyyy_MM_dd>See Microsoft's documentation for supported date and time values:
Standard date and time format strings -
To wildcard a directory within the path, specify *. For example, \\HOSTNAME\C$\Users\*\Documents
Directory wildcards are only supported on Windows. -
Use the Check
button to test the search criteria. If the search criteria is successful, the top ten files found in the target directory are listed in a popup notification.
- If you target a directory that is not present on some targeted servers, and you do not want to receive error alerts or trigger the server's status, select Ignore directory not found errors.