Policy:Command Execution Policy Page

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1 Overview

The Command Execution Policy Page is used to create and edit the Command Execution policy. This policy can then be linked to a Policy Group for deployment onto a managed node.

2 Navigating

3 Tabs

3.1 Overview

NAME The title of the policy that can be used to tell the policy apart from others

DESCRIPTION Describes the policy and explains what it does

TYPE Command Execution

NODE OVERRIDES CONDITIONS Enabling this slider makes the Node Overrides tab visible.

3.2 Attributes

EXECUTABLE The full path (including the binary) of the executable to run. Don't include arguments here, there is a separate field for that below

INITIAL DIRECTORY Otherwise known as the current working directory, this is a location in your filesystem to start running the executable from.

ARGUMENTS Enter your command line arguments here. Most people put them all in one line, but if you choose to separate them, they will all be joined by a space character when the command runs.


ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES Name Value

3.3 Conditions

Click on the 'add' button to the right to add a condition rule SEVERITY

EVENT SHORT DESCRIPTION

EVALUATE

Metric

Operator

Value


CREATE EVENT

EVENT SEVERITY

EVENT SHORT DESCRIPTION

EVENT LONG DESCRIPTION

AUTO ACTION

CLOSE EVENT IF AUTO ACTION RUNS SUCCESSFULLY

EVENT ACTIONS

HELP TEXT

NOTIFICATION WORKFLOW

3.4 Node Overrides

One policy can run on multiple nodes using the same conditions to create events. Individual nodes may require different threshold values in these conditions for effective monitoring. This is known as a "Node override condition".

This is currently not enabled.

3.5 Schedule

TYPE

EVERY

3.6 Audit Log

DATE/TIME

USER

EVENT

ACTION


3.7 View Data

SELECT YOUR NODE

Only nodes with this policy currently deployed are able to be selected.



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