ExcludeFileSystemType
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Command line | Registry
For UNIX-like devices, ExcludeFileSystemType allows you to prevent inventory collection from specific types of files systems that may otherwise be included. (This preference is not applicable to Microsoft Windows.)
This file system blocklist is complemented by an safelist in IncludeFileSystemType. Note that if a file system type is specified in both lists, the exclude has priority.
Keep in mind the potential interaction between the following preferences:
IncludeDirectoryIncludeNetworkDrivesIncludeFileSystemTypeandExcludeFileSystemType(on UNIX-like systems only).
Of these, IncludeDirectory has lowest priority, and priority increases down the list. This means that, on UNIX-like systems, IncludeFileSystemType (the highest priority) can be an exception to the general rule that "exclude overrides include". The following table illustrates cases where the other settings may over-ride the IncludeDirectory preference, where that specifies a network drive. The first three cases fit the general rule, but the fourth is a special case:
| ...FileSystemType | IncludeNetworkDrives | IncludeDirectory | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified \(including Microsoft Windows\) | `False` \(this setting operates like an "exclude"\) | A network share \(or subdirectory thereof\) on any file system type. | No inventory returned. |
| Not specified \(including Microsoft Windows\) | `True` | A network share \(or subdirectory thereof\) on any file system type. | Software inventory from the specified directory. |
| `ExcludeFileSystemType=XXX` | Either `True` or `False` \(here, a `True` setting is over-ridden by the exclude\) | A network share \(or subdirectory thereof\) on file system type `XXX` \(here, the setting is over-ridden by the exclude\). | No inventory returned. |
| `IncludeFileSystemType=XXX` | Either `True` or `False` \(here, a `False` setting is over-ridden, because the file system type has higher precedence\) | A network share \(or subdirectory thereof\) on file system type `XXX`. | Software inventory from the specified directory. |
Tip: IncludeDirectory is not the only preference that causes folders to be scanned. See also EmbedFileContentDirectory. |
Values
| **Values / range** | Comma-separated list of standard file system type names, as recognized by the UNIX `mount` command. Either omit white space, or enclose the list in double quotation marks. | | **Default value** | No `[Registry]` default value, and no default behavior. \(Equivalent to a default value of `""`.\) | | **Example value** | ``` zfs ``` This value excludes inventory collection from the `zfs` file system. This modifies the default behavior \(for more details, see IncludeFileSystemType\). |
Command line
| **Tool** | Inventory component \(`ndtrack`\) | | **Example** | ``` -o ExcludeFileSystemType=zfs ``` |
Registry
| **Installed by** | Manual configuration in `/var/opt/ managesoft/etc/config.ini` \(see \[Registry\] Explained\). | | **Computer preference** | `[Registry]\ManageSoft\Tracker\CurrentVersion` | FlexNet Manager Suite (On-PremisesCloud)
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