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Start the Agent on UNIX

You issue a command to run a script that starts the agent.

Important! Use the root account to install and start the agent on UNIX. Starting the agent as root enables you to run jobs under different user accounts. If you start the agent with an account other than root, the agent cannot switch users. You cannot run jobs under different user accounts when the agent is not running under root. If you plan to use an account other than root to start the agent, verify that the agent is installed using the same user account to avoid permission problems. Also verify that the account has the permissions to run the commands and scripts that run on the agent computer.

To start the agent on UNIX

  1. Verify that the cybAgent process and related Java processes from the previous run of the agent were shut down correctly.
  2. Change to the agent installation directory.
  3. Enter the following command: 
    ./cybAgent &

    The agent runs in the background.

More information:

Agent Will Not Start—cybAgent Script is Missing