Configure and validate

Configure Rudder Agent

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

echo '<rudder server ip or hostname>' > /var/rudder/cfengine-community/policy_server.dat
[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 trusted DNS infrastructure with proper reverse resolutions.

You can now start the Rudder service with:

service rudder 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.

You may force the agent to run and send an inventory by issuing the following command:

rudder agent inventory

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

rudder agent run