Ignore Directory During Initialization
search cancel

Ignore Directory During Initialization

book

Article ID: 286691

calendar_today

Updated On:

Products

Carbon Black App Control (formerly Cb Protection)

Issue/Introduction

Steps to ignore directories during Initialization and Cache Consistency Checks.

Environment

  • App Control Console: All Supported Versions
  • App Control Agent: All Supported Versions

Resolution

Warning: Ignoring files during Initialization will prevent the Agent from knowing about these files.
This could result in unexpected blocks or a potential performance issue.
Executing a file from a local volume will be slower if the Agent must discover & analyze it on execution.

 

  1. Log in to the Console and navigate to https://ServerAddress/agent_config.php
  2. Click Show Filters > Add Filter > Value > Begins with: cc_ignore_patterns=
    • If an Agent Config exists it can be added to by clicking the Edit (pencil) icon. Example:
      Value: cc_ignore_patterns=*.vmhd,*.vmhdx,*.bigfile
    • Alternatively a new Agent Config can be created to target a specific endpoint, Policy, Platform, or combination of those options. Example:
      Name: Initialization Ignore - User Downloads
      Host ID: 0
      Value: cc_ignore_patterns=C:\Users\*\Downloads\*
      Platform: Windows
      Status: Enabled
      Create For: Selected Policies > Desktops-HE
      

Additional Information

  • Test on single endpoint first to validate configuration. Make the path directory as specific as necessary.
  • Typically this setting is used to ignore large files (or directories with large numbers of files) that would not be expected to otherwise execute.
  • Executing a file from a local volume will be slower if the Agent must also discover & analyze it on execution.