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4. Use
chmod u+x <filename>
to change the permissions on the agent binary file.
5. In the directory where you copied the file, execute the agent binary package to create the necessary
directory structure and extract the files. The command and output will look similar to the following
example, with differing file names depending on the operating system:
# ./CMAgent.<version>.Darwin
UnZipSFX 5.51 of 22 May 2004, by Info-ZIP (http://www.info-zip.org).
creating: CSIInstall/
inflating: CSIInstall/CMAgent.5.1.0.Darwin.i386
inflating: CSIInstall/CMAgent.5.1.0.Darwin.ppc
inflating: CSIInstall/csi.config
inflating: CSIInstall/InstallCMAgent
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To force an overwrite of any existing files, include the -o option when executing the package.
For example:
/CMAgent.<version>.Darwin -o
.
6. Change the directory to the location where the
InstallCMAgent
executable file was extracted. For
example:
# cd <extractedpath>/CSIInstall
7. Use the
ls -la
command to validate that the following files are in this directory:
n
InstallCMAgent: The installation script.
n
csi.config: The configuration file for the installation, where you can modify the installation
options.
n
packages: Contains the installation packages.
n
scripts: Contains the scripts needed for the install.
8. To customize the settings for the installation variables, modify the installation configuration file,
csi.config, and then save your changes. If this file has only read permissions set, you will need to give
the file write permissions with the
chmod u+x csi.config
command. See the following installation
options for details.
Installation Options with
Default Values
Description
CSI_AGENT_RUN_OPTION The Agent can be installed as a daemon process or installed to be run by
inetd/xinetd/launchd.
• A value of inetd will install the Agent for execution by
inetd/xinetd/launchd.
• A value of daemon will install the agent for execution as a daemon
process.
CSI_NO_LOGIN_SHELL=
+S:+A:+/sbin//bin/false+
/sbin/false+/usr/bin/false
+/sbin/nologin The CSI_USER account must not have a login shell. This parameter lists
all valid no-login shells and is used to verify the CSI_USER has no-login
shell.
If your system has a valid no login shell that is not listed, then append a
plus sign and add the no login shell to the list.
The following describes the option available for this parameter:
• +S means only for Solaris
• +A means only for AIX
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