The eG Installation Guide - eG Innovations

Installing and Configuring on Unix
pkgadd -d
Note:
Only a super-user can execute the above command.
2. The list of packages available are displayed next as shown below:
The following packages are available:
1 eGagent eG Agent
(Sparc/AMD64) version 5.6
Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]:
Choose the all option to install all the packages pertaining to the eG agent.
3. Enter the name of the eG user [egurkha]:
Next, decide the user account used for executing the eG agent. First enter the name of the eG
user. The default value taken is “egurkha”.
Note:
If the agent is being installed on the same system as the manager, the eG user configured for
the agent should be the same as that used for the manager.
4. Enter the directory where the eG Agent should be installed [/opt]:
Next, enter the path to the directory in which the eG agent will be installed. The default base
directory for the eG agent is /opt. A subdirectory name egurkha will be created under the base
directory. If the base directory is not /opt, a symbolic link will be created from the egurkha
subdirectory of the base directory to /opt/egurkha.
5. Enter the group to which the eG user is to be associated [egurkha]:
Then, enter the group to which the eG user is to be associated with. The default value taken is
“egurkha”. The installation will attempt to create the user account if it does not exist on the
system. If you specify an existing user name, then this group prompt will not appear.
6. Would you like the eG Agent to auto-restart on system boot-up? y/n [n]
The install process will now request the user to confirm installation of the auto-restart feature.
This feature will enable the agent to start automatically every time the system hosting the agent
reboots. Now, press y to install the auto-restart feature, or n to proceed without installing the
same.
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