FILE_SPECIFICATION - UEM Manager configuration option

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Jul 03, 2023

Description

The FILE_SPECIFICATION option specifies the name of the file whose presence should be detected and monitored by UEM.

Additionally, FILE_SPECIFICATION also can specify an absolute path or a path relative to the working directory defined in the UEM Server's component definition.

Note

FILE_SPECIFICATION is valid only for events with an EVENT_TYPE of FILE.


A Stonebranch Tip

If a Windows UEM Manager has issued a request to monitor an event on a UNIX system, and a complete path to the file is specified file specification, a leading space must be added to the path name and it must be enclosed in double quotes.

For example, if the UEM Server is asked to look for a file named file.exe in /home/user, the value specified for filespecification must be "/home/user/file.exe". This requirement is a result of the way that command line arguments are read by a Windows UEM Manager, where a forward slash ( / ) also can be used as a command option prefix. The leading space allows the string beginning with the / to be interpreted as a option value.

Usage

Method

Syntax

IBM i

HP NonStop

UNIX

Windows

z/OS

Command Line, Short Form

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Command Line, Long Form

-filespec filespecification



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Environment Variable

n/a






Configuration File Keyword

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Value

filespecification is the name of the path or file to be monitored by UEM.

If the path or file name contains spaces, it must be enclosed in double ( " ) quotation marks.


UNIX and z/OS

If the path or file name contains spaces, it must be enclosed in either single ( ' ) or double ( " ) quotation marks.

Wildcards

filespecification also can include the following wildcards:

  • *    Match zero, one or more characters.
  • ?    Match zero or one character.