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User Name page

  • Published on Oct 6, 2026
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Add or edit the user that the Access Protection rule applies to (for user-defined rules only).

Access Protection settings apply to Windows and Linux systems only.

Option definitions
Option Definition
Name Specifies the name of the user that the rule applies to.

Use this format to specify the user on Windows systems:

  • Local user — Valid entries include:

    <machine_name>\<local_user_name>

    .\<local_user_name>

    .\administrator (for the local administrator)

  • Domain user — <domain name>\<domain user_name>
  • Local system — Local\System specifies the NT AUTHORITY\System account on the system.

Use this format to specify the user on Linux systems: username. For example, user1.

Inclusion status Specifies the inclusion status for the user.
  • Include — Triggers the rule if the specified user runs the executable that violates a subrule.
  • Exclude — Doesn't trigger the rule if the specified user runs the executable that violates a subrule.