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Linux Client 3 build 218 – Asset ID, Better log path detection

Features

  • Supports storing an Asset ID entered on the dashboard in the local settings.
  • Group changes from the Dashboard
  • Support for non-standard auth logs

Improvements

  • Log scanning
  • Networking support for locating IP addresses.
  • Apache log auto-location
  • Support for mysql server

Installation

  • Unlike the Mac and Windows agents, the linux agent’s auto-update is disabled by default.
  • Enable auto-update with run-client --auto-update true
  • Manually upgrade using: sudo run-client --update -F
  • Additional details are in this Linux agent support article.

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