rlabutis asked a question.
where is the linux agent installation documentation?
i have the rpm for the linux agent, but there are no documentation on how to set it up, the beacon server is already running.
rlabutis asked a question.
i have the rpm for the linux agent, but there are no documentation on how to set it up, the beacon server is already running.
Documentation related to installation of the FlexNet inventory agent on devices running UNIX-like operating systems (including Linux) can be found here: https://docs.flexera.com/fnms/EN/GatherFNInv/index.html#SysRef/FlexNetInventoryAgent/topics/FA3-CustomForUNIX.html
the document you sent does not explain these which is the agent. what are we supposed to be filling in for those questions it asks?
[labutisr@richv7knas ~]$ sudo rpm -ih managesoft-25.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm
warning: managesoft-25.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 0300e9e6: NOKEY
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Updating / installing...
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Configuring ManageSoft for Managed Devices ...
Installation directory: "/opt/managesoft"
Data directory: "/var/opt/managesoft"
Created /etc/managesoft.ini
Creating default configuration: Done
Flexera Inventory Agent is configured for full privilege operation...
Reloading the systemd manager configuration: done
Adding service startup configuration with systemd: done
Starting ManageSoft services...
Setting heartbeat schedule: Done
*****************************************************************************
** NOTE: ManageSoft was installed without a configuration.
** Run "/opt/managesoft/bin/managesoft-configure" to
** configure ManageSoft.
*****************************************************************************
[labutisr@richv7knas ~]$ sudo su -
Last login: Tue Feb 3 13:47:53 EST 2026 on pts/0
The Oracle base has been set to /opt/oracle
[root@richv7knas ~]# "/opt/managesoft/bin/managesoft-configure"^C
[root@richv7knas ~]# /opt/managesoft/bin/managesoft-configure
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Domain Name |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Please enter the domain this installation should use |
| (e.g. mydomain.com) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Enter (default=''): ct.gov
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Bootstrap Download Location |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Please enter the initial download location(s) for this |
| installation. The paths may be separated by a semicolon |
| (e.g. http://myhost.mydomain.com/ManageSoftDL/ or |
| http://host1.com:85/ManageSoftDL/;ftp://host2.com/ManageSoftDL) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Enter (default=''):
Enter (default=''):
Enter (default=''): https://ibm.app.flexera.com/orgs/38003/landing
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Bootstrap Upload Location |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Please enter the initial upload location(s) for this |
| installation. The paths may be separated by a semicolon |
| (e.g. http://myhost.mydomain.com/ManageSoftRL/ or |
| http://host1.com:85/ManageSoftRL/;ftp://host2.com/ManageSoftRL) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Enter (default=''): https://ibm.app.flexera.com/orgs/38003/landing
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Alternate Machine Identification |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Please enter an alternate machine name if different to the |
| current hostname (e.g. if registered differently in Active |
| Directory). A value of NONE disables this feature. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Enter (default='NONE'):
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Run Policy |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Do you want to run policy after applying this configuration? |
| |
| (This may take several minutes to take effect and will run |
| in the background.) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Enter [y/n] (default='n'): y
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Confirm Options |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| You have entered: |
| |
| Domain Name: ct.gov |
| Alt Machine Id: NONE |
| Download: https://ibm.app.flexera.com/orgs/38003/landing |
| Upload: https://ibm.app.flexera.com/orgs/38003/landing |
| Run Policy: Yes |
| |
| Is this correct? |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Enter [y/n/q] (default='y'): y
It is somewhat unusual to manually run the managesoft-configure tool to configure the agent, as that generally involves manual interaction which is undesirable for an automated deployment process. Bootstrap configuration details for the agent are normally controlled through the /var/tmp/mgsft_rollout_response file that is prepared and put in place before installing the agent.
The following section of the documentation contains guidance on what should go into the mgsft_rollout_response file: https://docs.flexera.com/fnms/EN/GatherFNInv/index.html#SysRef/FlexNetInventoryAgent/tasks/FA3-CustomUNIXSetup.html
Some of the details described there are also what you need to provide when prompted by the managesoft-configure tool.
Automation here is very hard, too many firewalls and network ACL’s between all the state agencies.