Rudder Agent interactive

You can force the Rudder Agent to run from the console and observe what happens.

rudder agent run
[Caution]Error: the name of the Rudder Root Server can’t be resolved

If the Rudder Root Server name is not resolvable, the Rudder Agent will issue this error:

rudder agent run

Unable to lookup hostname (rudder-root) or cfengine service: Name or service not known

To fix it, either you set up the agent to use the IP address of the Rudder root server instead of its Domain name, either you set up accurately the name resolution of your Rudder Root Server, in your DNS server or in the hosts file.

The Rudder Root Server name is defined in this file

echo *IP_of_root_server* > /var/rudder/cfengine-community/policy_server.dat
[Caution]Error: the CFEngine service is not responding on the Rudder Root Server

If the CFEngine is stopped on the Rudder Root Server you will get this error:

# rudder agent run
 !! Error connecting to server (timeout)
 !!! System error for connect: "Operation now in progress"
 !! No server is responding on this port
Unable to establish connection with rudder-root

Restart the CFEngine service:

service rudder-agent restart
Prev Up Next
Installation of the Rudder Agent Home Processing new inventories on the server