topic Re: Fpolicy is blocking all the extensions in Network and Storage Protocols

Fpolicy is blocking all the extensions

JOHNYTHENMARRY — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:05:10 GMT

Hi,

I have configured fpolicy to block mp3 files being copied to the filer. But it block all other extension also like pdf, doc ….etc But if I write exclusion policy it works

please share the solution if some one have come accros this issue

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CTRLA> fpolicy show mp3

File policy mp3 (file screening) is enabled.

No file policy servers are registered with the filer.

Operations monitored:File write Above operations are monitored for CIFS only

List of extensions to screen: ???,mp3

List of extensions not to screen: DOC,XLS,XLSX

Number of requests screened : 0

Number of screen failures : 0

Number of requests blocked locally : 101

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Re: Fpolicy is blocking all the extensions

RodrigoNascimento — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:40:02 GMT

Hi Johny,

How are you?

may be your problem is the ??? showed in your mp3 policy.

At "File Access and Protocol Management Guide", page 165 you'll find a example how to create a policy to block mp3 files. Following the steps from this guide you will have your policy working properly.

😉

All the best,

Rodrigo Nascimento

NetApp - Enjoy it!

Re: Fpolicy is blocking all the extensions

JOHNYTHENMARRY — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:02:43 GMT

Hi Rodrigo,

This is how i created the fpolicy but i don't know from where ??? is coming

fpolicy create mp3 screen

fpolicy ext inc add mp3 mp3

fpolicy options mp3 required on

fpolicy enable mp3 –f

fpolicy mon add mp3 -p cifs -f write

Thanks

Johny

Re: Fpolicy is blocking all the extensions

ANTON_MSSM — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 17:41:19 GMT

Do you know how to do this with clustered data ontap ? trying to setup fpolicy to filter specific file types on a cifs vserver...

Re: Fpolicy is blocking all the extensions

zainalabidin — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 03:40:46 GMT

hi john,did you find the solution??

i have the similar problem,

thanks

Re: Fpolicy is blocking all the extensions

patrickv — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:02:56 GMT

Hi Zainal,

Could you post the current configuration, which files are blocked / should not be blocked and the steps you took to configure it?

Further, which type of OnTap are you using ? cDot or 7 mode?

If possible, could you create a new topic for your specific problem?

kind regards,

Patrick