Monthly Buzz - August - Privilege Management Unix Linux

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

Uncompress the files

gunzip PMUL_aix_22.2.0-07.tar.Z gunzip PMUL_aix_22.2.0-07_pkg.tar.Z

Make sure you are in /opt directory and extract the tar files:

cd /opt/ tar -xvf PMUL_aix_22.2.0-07.tar tar -xvf PMUL_aix_22.2.0-07_pkg.tar

This will create the powerbroker directory.

Change the directory to the following:

cd /opt/powerbroker/v22.2/PMUL_aix_22.2.0-07/install

Create the install files to enable the creation of the AIXpackages.

./pbinstall -z

The next screens are menu-driven.

Is this the first installation in the enterprise (designated Primary Server) vno]? <press enter to continue>

If no is presented in the a prompt, press enter. If not is not in the prompt above, type the word no and press enter to continue.

Answer no to Utilize Registry Name Service

Select yes for options 8 & 9

Select the letter n to keep going to the next page of the menu.

Continue here to view the comprehensive list of steps.

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