2.5 Installing the AD Bridge Linux Agent

To install the AD Bridge Linux Agent on a Linux machine:

1. Copy the Linux Agent installer file applicable to your distribution onto the Linux machine.

   Installer file	Linux distribution
   ADBRIDGE_AGENT_2.TAR.GZ	RHEL 7 and 8 CentOS 7 and 8 Oracle Linux 7 and 8 SLES 12 and 15
   ADBRIDGE_UBUNTU_AGENT_2.TAR.GZ	Ubuntu 16 Ubuntu 18

2. On the command line, log in as the root user and type the following command to unpack the applicable installation package from the table above: tar xvzf <file name>.

3. For all distributions except Ubuntu, type the command again using the file name specific to your platform from the table below.

   For example: tar xvf <file name>

   Installer file	Linux distribution
   RHEL_CENT_Oracle8.tar	RHEL 8 CentOS 8 Oracle 8
   RHEL_CENT_Oracle7.tar	RHEL 7 CentOS 7 Oracle 7
   Ubuntu18.tar	Ubuntu 18
   Ubuntu16.tar	Ubuntu 16
   SLES15.tar	SLES 15
   SLES12.tar	SLES 12

4. Verify the installer files are on the machine with a list command: # ls.

5. Run the install.sh script file as root to set up the Linux Agent. For example:

   • # ./install.sh

   • #bash install.sh

   Available agent configuration types are:

   • (a) - Join the Agent to Active Directory
   • (g) - Join the agent to the Cloud Gateway Only
   • (h) - Join the agent to the Cloud Gateway, and create an AD object for this computer (Hybrid Mode)
   • (n) - Don't join the agent to anything

   Installation time varies depending on your environment and prerequisites that need installation. Warning messages during the installation are informational and do not necessarily require action unless you experience an installation failure.

   IMPORTANT:For SUSE installations, you may receive a confirmation prompt y/n before the installation starts. For SUSE 15 installations, the dotnet-runtime-2.1 installation displays a problem dependency for libicu52-1.

   Enter 2 to ignore the dependency and enter y when prompted to install “NEW packages.”

6. (Optional) Enter a, g, h, or n when prompted to join Active Directory.

   NOTE:This step and the following step are optional if you want to join agent configuration type at a later time. For information about joining Agent Configuration Type after installation, see Joining Agent Configuration Type Post Installation.

7. (Optional) When prompted, provide the full domain name, the AD account with rights to join a domain, and AD account password. For example:

   myCompany.local
   administrator
   <password>

   NOTE:A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is only required to join the agent to Active Directory.