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title: File Rewriting Configuration Guide
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## File Rewriting

A file resource profile controls access to resources on Windows server shares.

File rewriting is a standard feature on all Connect Secure devices.

When creating a file resource profile, you must use the following formats when defining a resource policy's primary resource as well as its autopolicy resources.

Windows resources:

```bash
\\server[\share[\path]]
```

Within these formats, the three components are:

- **Server** (required) - Possible values:
  - **Hostname** - You may use the system variable \<username> when defining the hostname.
  - **IP address** - The IP address needs to be in the format: a.b.c.d

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The leading two back slashes are required for Windows, non-Nfs resources.
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- **Share** (required, Windows only) - The system variable \<username> is allowed. Note that when the system tries to connect to a Windows file share, it connects to ports 445 and 139.
- **Path** (optional) - Special characters allowed include:

| \* | Matches any character. Note that you cannot use the \* wildcard character when defining a resource profile's primary resource (that is, the Server/share field for Windows resources). |
| -- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| %  | Matches any character except slash (/)                                                                                                                                                 |
| ?  | Matches exactly one character                                                                                                                                                          |

Valid Windows resources include:

```bash
\\pulsesecure.net\dana
\\10.11.0.10\share\web
\\10.11.254.227\public\test.doc
```

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[Creating a File Rewriting Resource Profile](docId\:ZisFQKPEUXv7MWY7QqQcg)
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[Creating a File Access Control Autopolicy](docId\:TtoijEGPGGaWPjuKC29O3)
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[Creating a Single Sign-On Autopolicy (Windows Only)](docId\:Jn6yEGhAzP5Z9LSassSag)
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