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Rename

Agent > Rename

The Rename page renames any existing machine ID account. You can change the machine ID and/or re-assign it to a different group ID.

Agents are identified by an unique GUID number. Renaming the agent only changes the name the agent displays, both on the KServer and in the Set Account... option on the agent menu of the user's managed machine.

Note: See Alert > Change Group to assign multiple machines to a different group ID.

Procedure

  1. Select a machine ID in the paging area.
  2. Click one of the following radio buttons:
    • Rename account - Select this option for machine ID accounts you wish to rename.
    • Merge offline account <Offline Machine ID> into <Select Machine ID> Delete <Offline Machine ID> after merge - Use merge to combine log data in two different accounts that pertain to the same machine. This could be necessary if an agent was uninstalled and then reinstalled with a different account name. Merge combines the accounts as follows:
      • Log data from both accounts are combined.
      • Baseline Audit data from the old offline account replaces any baseline data in the selected account.
      • Alert setting from the selected account are kept.
      • Pending scripts from the selected account are kept. Pending scripts from the old offline account are discarded.
      • The old account is deleted after the merge.

        Note: Since the machine can only be active on a single account, only offline accounts are provided in the drop down list to merge with.

  3. Optionally enter in a new name for the machine ID account.
  4. Optionally select a different group ID for the machine ID account.
  5. Click the Rename button.

Rename

Click Rename to change the name of a selected machine ID account, using the options previously selected.

New Name

Enter the new name for the selected machine ID.

Group ID

Select the group ID to assign to the selected machine ID account. The default leaves the group ID unchanged.

Check-in status

These icons indicate the agent check-in status of each managed machine:

Agent has checked in

Agent has checked in and user is logged on. Tool tip lists the logon name.

Agent has not recently checked in

Agent has never checked in

Online but waiting for first audit to complete

The agent is online but remote control is disabled

The agent has been suspended

Machine.Group ID

The list of Machine ID.Group IDs displayed is based on the Machine ID / Group ID filter and the machine groups the administrator is authorized to see using System > Group Access. Click the radio button to the left of the machine account you wish to rename.

New Name at Next Check-in

Lists the new name the account will be renamed to the next time that agent checks in. Only pending renames are displayed here.