Linux / Unix

Getting and Deploying a New EPM-UL License File When purchasing a new Endpoint Privilege Management Unix or Linux (EPM-UL) license key, BeyondTrust will generate the license key based on the hostname and domain name. In some cases, the hostname or domain name can change. If this happens, users will need to request a new EPM-UL license file.  To change the hostname to which the PMUL license key is linked, please download the attached PMUL License Request document listing the hostname, PBHostID, version, and the number of licenses to be assigned. Once this document has been filled out, please forward this to BeyondTrust's Fulfilment team by emailing

Re-creating Certificates for EPM-UL This article outlines the steps to generate a new certificate for Endpoint Privilege Management for Unix and Linux (EPM-UL).  By default the service pblighttpd.service uses the certificate /usr/lib/beyondtrust/pb/rest/ssl/rest.pem. Admins can create another certificate and name it rest.pem to replace the current one.  Steps Generate the certificate Copy the pem file /etc/pbssl.pem to a backup location Extract the ISO contents of the version of EPM-UL to the /tmp directory (replace paths in the command with the correct version). This will create a new certificate pbssl.pem. For argument explanations, refer to pbreg

How to install EPM-UL agent on AIX using package installer Listed below is a summary of steps for installing the Endpoint Privilege Management for Unix and Linux (EPM-UL) agent on an AIX server using the package installer. In this article EPM-UL version 22.2 is used however, these steps are good for other versions of EPM-UL as well.  In the below example, a runhost and submithost are set up and there is already a primary policy server setup that will be specified.For further install instructions, please review AIX Install Procedure. Copy the following files to the /opt/  directory AIXSRV client PMUL_aix_22.2.0-07.tar.Z PMUL_aix_22.2.0-07_pkg.tar.Z

Onboarding Linux/Unix Servers and Local Linux/Unix Accounts. There are specific deployment steps required to onboard Linux or Unix systems, as well as local Linux accounts. See details below Pre-deployment steps to be done on the Linux or Unix machine You must create an account to be used as the functional account. This account can be a local account or an Active Directory account that can login to the Linux or Unix system. A functional account must be set up to change passwords and have elevated privileges. Elevated privileges can be set up for the functional account to use sudo, pbrun or pmrun.   You will need to create a scan account. Check the machine to see if there are any custom prompts or banners with th

EPM Unix & Linux (UL) Supported Versions Lifecycle and OS Compatibility Information The tables below detail the operating systems that are fully supported and actively maintained for Endpoint Privilege Management for Unix and Linux (EPM-UL). These EPM-UL versions will be updated if necessary to fix problems with functionality and enhancements. In line with the other BeyondTrust products, EPM-UL releases are supported for 2 years from the initial Certified date. File names are structured as <Release Identifier>.tar.Z where the <Release Identifier> is pmul_<OS Version>-<Release Number>. 

How to Activate Policy Caching for EPM-UL Below are the steps to activate policy caching for Endpoint Privilege Management for Unix and Linux (EPM-UL) , to convert clients to cached clients. These steps are specific to clients and not servers and can only be performed on on-premise versions of EPM-UL. The SaaS version (EPM-L) requires a full build on the clients if switching. Note: These steps cannot be performed on the SaaS version (EPM-L, this will result in a conflict error"{noformat}# rpm -Uv ./epml-cachedclient.x86_64.rpmerror: Failed dependencies:epml-client conflicts with epml-cachedclient-25.1.0.04-1.x86_64epml-cachedclient conflicts with (installed) epml-client-25.1.0.04-1.x86_64{noformat}"the non-cached client will need to be uninstalled and reinstalled as a cached client. 

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