Create a Local Script (Remediation) Action

To create a remediation action:

  1. Access the Create Action pane. See Create and Modify Actions inActions.
  2. Select Run a script or executable on problematic Nodes in the Create Action pane and click OK.
  3. After entering a name for the action, in the field that terminates the Relative path to script entry, enter the rest of the path to the executable script.Remediation scripts must be stored in a sub-directory of the machine agent installation. The sub-directory must be named local-scripts. These paths are all valid:
    ${machine.agent.directory}/local-scripts/runMe.sh
    ${machine.agent.directory}/local-scripts/johns_scripts/runMe.sh
    ${machine.agent.directory}/local-scripts/ops/johns_scripts/runMe.sh
  4. Click the + to enter the absolute paths of any log files that the script writes to that you want to be included in the script output.
  5. Enter the timeout period for the script process in minutes.
  6. To mandate an approval before the script action can be started, select the Require approval before executing this Action check box and enter the email address of the individual or group that is authorized to approve the action. See Actions Requiring Approval for more information.