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Installing Linux Agents

Note: See System Requirements for supported Linux operating systems and browsers.

Installing Linux Agents Manually

  1. From a Linux machine open a Firefox or Chrome browser in a Gnome session and log into the VSA.
  2. Display the Agent > Install Agents > Deploy Agents page.
  3. Click the Click to download default Agent hyperlink to begin downloading the the default agent install package. A Linux agent install package will download.

    Note: Alternately, you can create your own Linux package by pressing Create Package and stepping through the wizard.

  4. Once the download is complete, locate the KcsSetup.bin file in the download directory of the Linux machine.

    Note: If you have downloaded KcsSetup.exe or KcsSetup.zip, you have downloaded the wrong install file because the selected install package is dedicated to Windows or Macintosh installs.

  5. Issue the following commands as root:
    # chmod +x KcsSetup.bin
    # ./KcsSetup.bin

    The agent installs and starts. Log into your VSA and view the status of the agent.

    For further information see the install log file, located at:
    /tmp/KASetup_<pid>.log
    where <pid> is the process id of the ./KcsSetup.bin execution.

  6. After the Linux agent is installed, log in and log out to see the Kaseya agent icon in a Gnome panel.

    Note: The agent icon program, KaUsrTsk, is not currently supported on SuSE Enterprise Linux 10.

Installing Linux Agents Using LAN Watch and Install Agents

  1. Schedule a LAN Watch scan using an existing Linux agent as the discovery machine.
  2. Install a Linux agent on a discovered Linux machine, using the Install Agents page.
    • Enter root in the Admin Logon field.
    • Enter the password for the root user of the targeted Linux machines in the Password field.
    • Select an agent install package in the Select an Agent Package to install field.
    • Check the checkboxes next to one or more targeted Linux machines, or enter the IP address or name of a targeted Linux machine in the undiscovered machine field.
    • Click the Submit button.

    Note: The Install Agents page does not currently distinguish between Linux and other systems. It is the installer's responsibility to select only Linux systems.