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Install on UNIX-based and Macintosh operating systems from ePolicy Orchestrator
Install on UNIX-based and Macintosh operating systems manually
Install on Ubuntu operating systems
Install on Unix-based systems using script options
Install on UNIX-based and Macintosh operating systems from
ePolicy Orchestrator
Installing agents on your Macintosh or Red Hat Linux systems is a quick way to modify and manage a
number of systems simultaneously.
Before you begin
The following UNIX‑based operating systems support installing the agent from ePolicy
Orchestrator.
• Apple Macintosh OS/X versions 10.5 (Leopard) and later
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 4 and later
• Ubuntu Linux 8.04 and later
Enable SSH on the Unix‑based and Macintosh client systems before installing agent from
McAfee ePO.
Comment the following line in the /etc/sudoers file on a Red Hat operating systems.
Default requiretty
The agent extension must be installed on the ePolicy Orchestrator server and appropriate
agent packages added to the Master Repository before the agent can be installed onto a
UNIX‑based system.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1
Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then select the groups or systems where you want to deploy the
agent.
2
Click Actions | Agent | Deploy Agents.
3
Select the appropriate Agent version drop‑down list given the target operating system, and select an
agent version from that list.
You can only install one version of the agent onto one type of operating system with this task. If you
need to install on multiple operating systems or versions, repeat this task for each additional target
operating system or version.
4
Select Install only on systems that do not already have an agent managed by this ePO server.
5
Type valid credentials in the User name, and Password and Confirm password fields.
If you want these entries to be the default for future deployments, select Remember my credentials for
future deployments.
6
If you do not want the defaults, enter appropriate values into the Number of attempts, Retry interval, and
Abort after options.
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Installing the agent
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