Hello, if I set some environment variables in the OS, can I retrieve them using OSQuery? Or alternatively is there some other method where I can retrieve a constant value that I set per device? I was setting a decorator query in each .conf file previously to do this, but since moving to fleet, having the shared conf means I can't do that now, so I guess setting an Environment variable on heach machine and querying it will be best way?

Maybe, depends a lot on the details and operating system.

Perhaps https://osquery.io/schema/4.9.0/#process_envs is what you are looking for.

But we can set environment variables in the bash profile or in windows we can set os wide (global) environment variables I think they are not all process bound right?

“sometimes” There’s not a simple answer to that one. It depends a lot on how startup is sequenced.

@theopolis https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_environment_variables?view=powershell-7.1#:~:text=To%20make%20a%20persistent%20change,and%20System%20(Machine)%20scopes.