Exclude Linux Applications from Monitoring

We understand that there are some areas where privacy may be needed, even in the midst of transparency! Because of this, we've equipped our software with the App Exclusions feature.

(Note that Accountable2You must first be installed before you can access this feature. Please see our Linux installation instructions here if you haven't yet installed our app.)

Excluding apps

Step 1: From the top menu bar, select the A2U icon, and click Open Accountable2You. (If you don't see an icon, you can run the command accountable2you.settings in the terminal.)

Step 2: In the A2U app window, select Settings. You'll be prompted to enter your password for Accountable2You. Enter it and click Verify.

Step 3: On the next screen, select any app you wish to exclude from A2U's detailed monitoring. (A red 'X' indicates that a program is excluded.)

Step 4: When you've finished making exclusions, simply close the window. That's it! The selected apps are now excluded from monitoring.

When you exclude an application, an alert will appear on your report similar to the one below.

The names of excluded apps will still appear on the App Usage report, but detailed information will no longer be captured.

If you'd like to learn more about this feature, check out our introduction to the App Exclusions feature in this article!