Configuring the Video Path (Optional)
The video path is where all the recorded videos are stored. This feature creates the path by default.
NOTE:This video path configuration and audit settings are specific to respective hosts. To maintain consistency ensure that all the hosts with the Audit Manager package contains appropriate video configuration.
For example, if the Framework Manager has 2 hosts with Audit Manager package and one has the enabled and other has the option disabled results in the videos being stored in different folder structure. To avoid this ensure that the video configuration is consistent across all the hosts.
To modify the video storage path:
-
Click in the home page of the console.
-
Select the host for which you want to configure the video path.
-
Click > > .
-
Specify the following:
Select to store the videos directly in the path specified in .
\\<ip address>\<sharedfolder>
If Audit Manager is in a non Windows environment, change the path accordingly.
NOTE:
-
Access credential drop down will contain only those credentials which are created in the Command Control under Privileged Accounts.
-
The access credential for the Windows shared folder must have write permission.
-
Click .
Configuring the Video Report Filter Settings (Optional)
To simplify the search of a particular video, Video Capture for Windows has a set of preconfigured filters for any task performed by you, like type, click and so forth.
NOTE:The Video Report filter is supported only for Windows sessions.
To edit the filter settings:
-
Click in the home page of the console.
-
Click .
-
Edit the .
By default, has the following filters:
Type|click|Checked|Close window|Terminate|msc|user|group|start|stop|Log Off
-
Click Finish.
NOTE:After editing the filter configuration if you want the initial filter configuration then click > .
Configuring Video Archival (Optional)
To archive the videos:
-
Click in the home page of the console.
-
Click .
-
Add the following sample script under :
use warnings;
use File::Copy;
if ($DBGRP eq 'cmdctrl') {
my $srcdir = ($^O eq "MSWin32) ? "C:/Program
Files/Netiq/npum/service/local/audit/video/capture/" :
"/opt/netiq/npum/service/local/audit/video/capture/";
my $dest = ($^O eq "MSWin32) ? "C:/Program
Files/Netiq/npum/service/local/audit/videobck/":"/opt/netiq/npum/service/local/audit/videobck/";
my $fileage = 1; #Age in days
opendir(DIR, $srcdir) or die $ctx->log_error("Can't open $srcdir: $!");
my @files = grep {!/^\.+$/ } readdir(DIR);
foreach my $file (@files) {
my $old = "$srcdir/$file";
if( (-f $old) && ($fileage< -M $old) ) {
move($old, $dest) or die $ctx->log_error("Move $old -> $dest
failed: $!");
}
}
close(DIR);
$ctx->log_info("Backup Complete");
}
-
Click .
Configuring the Video Conversion Settings
Using this video conversion settings, you can optimize the videos conversion process based on quality, size and CPU utilization.
The video conversion settings is a global settings that will be applied to all the policies which have the option enabled. Based on this configuration, the images are captured for the sessions and converted to videos.
To edit the Video Conversion Settings:
-
On the home page of the console, click .
-
In the left pane, click .
-
In the right pane, click .
-
In the right pane, edit the following fields for Windows and SSH:
Select to customize the video settings.
If video fps value is high, the video quality is good and consumes more storage.
If video duration is more, number of video files are less.
Set this option to when video conversion is not of high priority.
Set this option to when video conversion process is of moderate or high priority.
-
Click .
Enabling Video Capture
To enable video capture:
-
Add an account domain. For more information, see Adding an Account Domain.
-
Click on the home page of the console, then click .
-
Select the account that you created from the drop-down list.
-
Select the following options:
For Windows:
For SSH:
-
Click .
Converting the FLV Videos to WebM
If you have upgraded to Privileged Account Manager 3.2 from previous versions, you need to convert the recorded videos with .flv extension to .webm. This will enable playback of the recorded videos.
Convert the FLV Videos to WebM in Windows
To convert the videos to WebM format, download the FFmpeg executable from the download site and execute the following command:
ffmpeg.exe -i <input_file_name>.flv -c:v libvpx-vp9 -speed 8 -deadline realtime <output_file_name>.webm
Convert the FLV Videos to WebM in Linux/Unix
To convert the videos to WebM format, download the FFmpeg executable from the download site and execute the following command:
./ffmpeg -i <input_file_name>.flv -c:v libvpx-vp9 -speed 8 -deadline realtime <output_file_name>.webm
button to play the video.