These considerations apply to path-based rules.
- Paths must be absolute when specifying rules to read-protect or write-protect files and directories.
- Paths don't need to be absolute when specifying rules to add a trusted program or updater. If you specify the partial path, all programs with names that match the specified string are added as trusted programs. If you specify the fully qualified path, only the specified program is added as a trusted program.
- Paths can contain white spaces.
- Paths can include the wildcard characters to specify file paths and file names. When using wildcards, make sure that specified string matches a limited set of file paths or file names. If the specified string matches many files, we recommend you revise the string.
- Paths can include the * wildcard character. Using /abc/*/def is allowed while /abc/*.sh, /abc/*.*, or /abc/doc.* aren't supported.