Servers and Policies - Exported Directories

Use this screen to configure and manage Exported Directory Policy Templates.

How to get there

In the Manage Servers screen, choose for a server.

What it Does

The Exported Directories page of the Servers and Policies screen displays an overview of the status of Exported Directories policy templates.

Monitor Exports File

Establish file attributes baseline and monitor for correct values over time.

Monitor Exported Directories

Establish directory attributes baseline and monitor for correct values over time.

Detect no_root_squash

If no_root_squash is set for a directory, a root user from a client system will become a root user on the server system.

Detect Errant Spaces

If there is an errant space between the export host and the first parenthesis around options the meaning of the export definition changes.

Enable Checklt

Enable CheckIt for the policy.

CheckIt

Access server to discover new entities defined by policy and monitor attributes of entities in policy

Accept as Policy

Accept entities and values last found on server as current policy.

Notes

Add a description of the policy. This description is included in reports.

Table Options

Monitor Exports File

Establish File attributes baseline and monitor for correct values over time.

Monitor Exported Directories

Establish Directory attributes baseline and monitor for correct values over time.

Detect no_root_squash

lf no_root_squash is set for a directory, a root user from a client system will become a root user on the server system.

Detect Errant Spaces

If there is an errant space between the export host and the first parenthesis around options, the meaning of the export definition changes.

Enable CheckIt

Check this box to enable CheckIt for Exported Directories.

Field Descriptions

/etc/exports

Attribute

The policy attribute.

Policy Value

The value of the attribute defined by Security Auditor.

NOTE: The 'Check sum' attribute is always ignored when testing Group Policy compliance of Exported Directories. This is because any insignificant difference (e.g. an extra space character) in the "/etc/exports" file on any server will cause its check sum to not match and be non-compliant.
Server Value

The value of the attribute on the server.

Compliant

The status of the Exported Directories Policy template for the directory. Not checked , Not Compliant , or Compliant .

Action

If there is a change on the server, the Set as Policy button appears under the Actions column. Click Set as Policy to set your policy to match the server.

Directories

Directory

The path of the exported directory.

Options

This column lists options used on the exported directory. Examples can be found on the IBM Knowledge Center under Exports File for NFS.

In Exports • On Server • Compliant

The status of the exported directory. Not checked , Not Compliant , or Compliant .

Checked On

The date and time the directory was last checked.

Action

If there is a change on the server, the Set as Policy button appears under the Actions column. Click Set as Policy to set your policy to match the server.

 

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