Available from
9.2.29.
By default, symbolic links and junctions (reparse points) are not
scanned. To discover software that is installed in such locations, enable their
scanning.
About this task
- When you enable scanning of symbolic links and junctions, both local and remote drives are
scanned. It might significantly increase duration of the software scan.
- The scan does not detect infinite loops. As a results, the scan might last forever and fill up
system resources. Ensure that there are no infinite loops.
Procedure
- Log in to the computer on which you want to enable scanning of
symbolic links.
- Open the command line as Administrator, and run the following
command.
"<scanner_directory>\cit\bin\wscancfg" -s fscanner.scanReparsePoints true
Where
<scanner_directory> is the scanner installation directory. By default, it is
C:\Program Files\Tivoli.
- To verify that scanning of reparse points was enabled, run the following
command.
"<scanner_directory>\cit\bin\wscancfg" -g fscanner.scanReparsePoints
If
the output of the command is
key fscanner.scanReparsePoints=true, scanning was
enabled.
- Wait for the scheduled software scan or start it manually by using the
Initiate Software Scan fixlet.
Results
Results of the next software scan that are imported to License Metric Tool contain information about software that is
installed under symbolic links or junctions.