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title: Installing Gen 7 Agent Linux sidebar_label: Linux Installation description: Install ChangeTracker Gen 7 Agent on Linux systems using local RPM files with step-by-step configuration and setup instructions.

Installing Gen 7 Agent for Linux

Using Local RPM Files​

Gen 7 Agent can also be installed on Linux and Unix platforms.

Installation simply requires the Gen7 Agent RPM to be installed as follows:

[root@CentOS-6 tmp]# rpm -ivh nnt-changetracker-gen7agentcore-7.0.1.9-252.noarch.rpm

Once installed, the HubDetails.xml file must be configured – this can be done directly by editing a HubDetails.xml on the /var/nnt/gen7agent.app.netcore path or by using the /opt/nnt/gen7agentcore/configure-gen7agentcore.sh script.

Configuring Gen7 Agent service...

Setting file ownership...

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Gen7 Agent install complete.

Now run /opt/nnt/gen7agentcore/configure-gen7agent.sh to complete installation.

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The Gen7 Agent will be configured with the following settings :

Hub URL : https://192.168.1.107/api

Agent user : agent

Agent password : <hidden>

Agent path : /opt/nnt/gen7agentcore/bin

Agent prefix : GenVII-

Agent suffix :

Agent thumbprint :

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The Agent service can then be started using the following command;

[root@CentOS-6 tmp]# /sbin/service gen7agentcore start

Starting NNT Gen7 Agent :

[root@CentOS-6 tmp]# [ OK ]

Scripted Installation of Gen 7 Agent RPM Installer​

The entire process outlined above can be completed using a single command as follows:

[root@CentOS-6 tmp]# rpm -ivh nnt-changetracker-gen7agentcore-7.0.1.9-252.noarch.rpm ; /opt/nnt/gen7agentcore/configure-gen7agentcore.sh https://192.168.1.107/api agent passWord121 /opt/nnt/agent/bin GenVII- ; /sbin/service nntgen7agent start

NOTE: Remove rpm -evv nnt-changetracker-gen7agentcore-7.0.1.9-252.noarch

For Debian Linux​

Netwrix provides packages for Debian distributions so please download the relevant Gen 7 Agent package then install using:

dpkg -i nnt-changetracker-gen7agentcore_7.0.1.8-261_all.deb

You can then use the same steps for configuring your HubDetails.xml file as in the previous section.

NOTE: To uninstall the Gen 7 Agent on Debian, use:

apt-get remove nnt-gen7agentcore

You’ll then want to remove the Gen 7 Agent files which will be found at:

rm -fr /etc/systemd/system/nntgen7agentcore.service

rm -fr /opt/nnt

For Mac OSX​

sudo installer -pkg /tmp/nnt-gen7agentcore-7.0.0.19-34-x64.pkg -target /

NOTE: To uninstall the Gen 7 Agent on MACOSX, use the following command:

sudo pkgutil --forget nnt-gen7agentcore-7.0.0.19-34-x64.pkg

You’ll then want to remove the Gen 7 Agent files which will be found at:

rm -fr /var/nnt

rm -fr /opt/nnt

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