Configure and validate

Configure Rudder Agent

Configure the IP address of the Rudder Root Server in the following file

sudo tee /var/rudder/cfengine-community/policy_server.dat <<EOF
@@replace_by_rudder_server_ip@@
EOF
[Tip]Tip

We advise you to use the IP address of the Rudder Root Server. The DNS name of this server can also be accepted if you have a complete DNS infrastructure matching the IP of the Nodes with their hostnames.

Start Rudder Agent:

sudo /etc/init.d/rudder-agent start

Validate new Node

Several minutes after the start of the agent, a new Node should be pending in the Rudder web interface.

You will be able to browse its inventory, and accept it to manage its configuration with Rudder.

Force Rudder Agent execution

You may force the agent execution by issuing the following command:

/var/rudder/cfengine-community/bin/cf-agent -KI