Rocky Linux Installation Instructions

How to install the client on Rocky Linux.

Before installing the client on Rocky Linux, ensure that you have:
  • Installed the Athena library (libXaw package) that is used by the user interface component of the client.
  • Installed the initscripts package before installing the client on Rocky Linux™ 9.
  • Added UDP port 52311 before installing the client on Rocky Linux™ 9, if you want your client to receive UDP messages. Use the following commands to list and add UDP port 52311:
    firewall-cmd --get-default-zone
firewall-cmd --get-active-zones
firewall-cmd --list-ports
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=52311/udp
firewall-cmd --list-ports

To install the client perform the following steps:

  1. Download the corresponding BigFix client RPM file to the Rocky Linux computer.
  2. Install the RPM by running the command 
    rpm -ivh client_RPM_path
  3. Copy your actionsite masthead to the client computer (the masthead contains configuration, license, and security information). The action site masthead (actionsite.afxm) can be found in your BES Installation folders (by default they are placed under C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Installers\Client on Windows and /var/opt/BESInstallers/Client/ on Linux). If the masthead is not named actionsite.afxm, rename it to actionsite.afxm and place it on the computer at the following location: /etc/opt/BESClient/actionsite.afxm.
    Note: The directory /etc/opt/BESClient/ is not automatically created by the installer. If it does not exist, create it manually.
    The masthead file for each BigFix server is downloadable at http://servername:port/masthead/masthead.afxm (example: http://bes.BigFix.com:52311/masthead/masthead.afxm).
  4. Start the BigFix client by running the command: 
    systemctl start besclient
    Up to BigFix Version 11.0.1, for backward compatibility reasons, you can also run the command:
    /etc/init.d/besclient start
    Note: When upgrading to BigFix Version 11.0.2 or later, the /etc/init.d/besclient file, if present, is removed by the upgrade process and the /etc/init.d/besclient start|stop|status|restart commands are no longer available.
Note:

On Rocky Linux 8, the user interface component of the client is displayed only if you log in choosing Standard on Xorg.

Note:

On Rocky Linux 9, the user interface component of the client is displayed only if you log in choosing GNOME on Xorg.

Signed RPM packages

The RPM packages are signed with a PGP key. For more details, see Red Hat Installation Instructions.