Downloading the Linux command line files

Use the Agent Downloads option to run or save the file that is required for installing the Linux™ command-line software.

Procedure

  1. Click Tools > Downloads.
  2. Click Agent Downloads.
  3. Select ibm-trc-cli-9.x.x.i386.rpm.
    Where 9.x.x is the version that you want to install.
  4. Select Save to save the rpm file to the required location.
  5. Use the following command to install the command line software

    $ rpm -ivh /PATH/ibm-trc-cli-9.x.x.i386.rpm

    Where PATH is the path to the location that you saved the rpm file to and 9.x.x is the version that you want to install.

  6. When the installation is complete edit the /etc/ibmtrct.conf file and set your configuration.
    • Set the value of ServerURL to the host name or IP address of your IBM® BigFix® Remote Control Server
    • For FIPS compliance set the value of FIPSCompliance to Yes.
    • For NIST SP800-131a compliance, set the value of SP800131ACompliance to yes.
  7. Save the file.

Results

Note: If you install the CLI tools on a computer that does not have the target software installed, you must uninstall the CLI tools before you install the target software. Use the following command to remove the CLI tools.

$ rpm -e ibm-trc-cli