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SENTRY User’s Guide Section 4 - 5
Fitzgerald & Long
4.2 PUGING THE VIOLATIONS LOG
This program provides a convenient method of selectively purging the SENTRY Violations Log. You may
purge by record key, dates, ports, USER ID, or account name. To invoke this program enter
4, Utilities
Menu , from the SENTRY Main Menu ; then select 3, Purge the Violations Log .
On entering this program, you will be prompted:
1. Violation Keys
2. Beginning Date
3. Ending Date
4. Computer Port
5. user IDs
6. Account Pathname
1.
VIOLATION KEYS - To select specific Violations records to be purged, enter the exact key (record
ID) for field
1, Violation Keys
. Separate multiple keys with spaces. You may not use this selection
criteria in conjunction with any other criteria. Enter <RETURN> to proceed to prompt 2 if you are not
using this selection.
2.
BEGINNING DATE
- This selection allows you to set a beginning date from which to select entries.
This date must be earlier than the ending date. The format is MM/DD/YY.
3.
ENDING DATE
- This date is the last date for which records should be purged. Using BEGINNING
DATE and ENDING DATE you may specify a range to purge from one date to another date. This date
must be after the BEGINNING DATE. The format is MM/DD/YY.
4.
COMPUTER PORTS - If you would like to purge the violations which occurred on specific ports,
enter the ports separated by spaces.
5.
USER IDS - You may purge the violation entries for specific User IDs by entering the IDs separated
by spaces.
6.
ACCOUNT PATHNAME
- To purge by specific pathnames, enter the absolute pathname in which the
violations occurred.
ENTER FIELD NUMBER OR "OK" TO BEGIN THE PURGE PROCESS
. - You may change any
entry by referencing the field number associated with the prompt. When you are ready to begin the purge
enter "
OK ". If you have entered NO selection criteria, all violations records will be purged.