Configuring the retention period for temporary access rules - To avoid overloading the system with temporary access rules, you can shorten the default retention period for temporary access rules by modifying the Directory.gconfig file. - Security Center 5.8 - 5.12

To avoid overloading the system with temporary access rules, you can shorten the default retention period for temporary access rules by modifying the Directory.gconfig file.

1. Open the Directory.gconfig file.
   By default, the file is located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Genetec Security Center 5.x\ConfigurationFiles\
2. In the Directory section, add the following: WFExpirationAccessRuleThreshold="DAYS.HH:MM:SS"
   Example: In the following example, the retention period was changed to two hours:

   Code

   <Directory ArchivedAlarmRetention="90.00:00:00" InfiniteArchivedAlarmRetention="false" AuditTrailRetention="90.00:00:00" InfiniteAuditTrailRetention="false" EnableAudiTrailLogging="true" IncidentRetention="90.00:00:00" InfiniteIncidentRetention="false" AudioFolder="C:\Program Files (x86)\Genetec Security Center 5.11\Audio" OperationsBetweenPing="500" EnableDiscovery="false" bypassDirectoryCacheDispatching="false" reEnableDefaultAdmin="false" WFExpirationAccessRuleThreshold="0.02:00:00">
       <Journal Enabled="true" />
   </Directory>

   
3. Save the file.