Miscellaneous Functions and Procedures
Miscellaneous functions and procedures (refer to the following table) do not fit into any other category.
| Function/ Procedure | Description |
| egrep() |
Runs the policy server host’s egrep() command using the provided arguments and files, and returns the result as a string. Version 4.0 and earlier: function not available. Version 5.0 and later: function available. |
| fgrep() |
Runs the policy server host’s fgrep command using the provided arguments and files, and returns the result as a string. Version 4.0 and earlier: function not available. Version 5.0 and later: function available. |
| glob() | Matches a string to a pattern. |
| grep() |
Runs the policy server host’s grep command using the provided arguments and files, and returns the result as a string. Version 4.0 and earlier: function not available. Version 5.0 and later: function available. |
| iologcloseaction
runhost() |
Executes a specified program on the runhost when the session is ended and the iolog is closed. Version 9.3 and earlier: procedure not available. Version 9.4 and later: procedure available. |
| ipaddress() | Returns a machine’s IP address. |
| isset() | Checks a variable to see if it has a value. |
| quote() | Encloses a string in quotation marks. |
| remotesystem() | Runs a command on a specified Endpoint Privilege Management for Unix and Linux runhost. |
| runtimewarn() |
Warns the user on stderr that the session has exceeded the time limit. Version 9.3 and earlier: procedure not available. Version 9.4 and later: procedure available. |
| runtimewarnlog() |
Records to logserver’s syslog that a user’s session has exceeded the time limit. Version 9.3 and earlier: procedure not available. Version 9.4 and later: procedure available. |
| system() | Runs a command. |
| unset | Removes temporary variables from the event and I/O log files. |
