Excluding additional directories
You can exclude additional directories from being scanned by specifying them in the task and then running this task against the chosen endpoints. Excluding directories that do not contain any information relevant for software inventory can significantly speed up the scanning process.
Before you begin
About this task
Some directories are excluded from being scanned by default. Ensure that you do not remove them
from the list. It might lead to untested and unsupported results in License Metric ToolBigFix Inventory. For the full list, see: Directories that are excluded by
default
- Using asterisks (*) and question marks (?) to specify the additional directories that should be excluded
- You can use the asterisk (*) and question mark (?) wildcards to specify which directories to
exclude from scanning. Remember about the following rules:
- Asterisks (*) and question marks (?) should be used according to their regular rules of usage while specifying excluded directories. An asterisk (*) might represent no characters, or a few consecutive characters. A question mark (?) represents a single character.
- The number of asterisks (*) and question marks (?) in a single path is not limited.
- Asterisks (*) and question marks (?) are the only wildcards that are supported. Other expressions, such as [a]* or [a-z] are not supported, and should not be used to specify the excluded directories.
Procedure
- Log in to the BigFix console.
- In the navigation tree, click Fixlets and Tasks. , and then click
- Select the Add Excluded Directories task.
-
Specify which directories are to be excluded from scanning. If you specify a particular
directory, it is excluded along with all its sub-directories. Use only slashes (/) in the directory path.
- Click Take Action and select endpoints for which you want to apply the changes.