Error: Log Inspection Rules Require Log Files

If a log inspection rule requires you to add the location of the files to be monitored, of if you add an unnecessary log inspection rule and the files do not exist on your machine, the error occurs in the Computer or Policy editor.

To resolve the error:

1. Click on the Log Inspection Rules Require Log Files error to open a dialog with more information about the error. Under Description, the name of the rule causing the error is listed.
2. In the Workload Security console, go to Policies > Common Objects > Rules > Log Inspection Rules and locate the rule that is causing the error.
3. Double-click the rule. The rule's properties appear.
4. Go to the Configuration tab.

If the file location is required

1. Enter the location under Log Files to monitor and click Add.
2. Click OK.

Once the agent receives the policy, the error will clear.

If the files listed do not exist on the protected machine

1. Go to the Computer or Policy editor > Log Inspection.
2. Click Assign/Unassign.
3. Locate the unnecessary rule and deselect it.
4. Click OK.

Once the agent receives the policy, the error will clear.

To prevent this error, run a recommendation scan for suggested rules:

1. In the Workload Security console, go to Computers.
2. Right-click the computer to scan and click Actions > Scan for Recommendations.
3. View the results on the General tab of the protection module in the Computer or Policy editor.