Starting the eG Agent

To start the agent, first, login as the eG user, and then, run the command /opt/egurkha/bin/start_agent. The following message would be displayed

Starting the eG agent. . .

The eG agent <version_number> has been started...

Please check the file: /opt/egurkha/agent/logs/error_log

for any errors while executing the agent.

The following error message would appear if the agent fails to start

The eG agent failed to start ...

This is probably because the eG manager’s license does not permit this agent to communicate with it.

Please check the file: /opt/egurkha/agent/logs/error_log for details.

An eG agent may fail to start if:

• the eG manager cannot be contacted (or)
• there is a license mismatch

Note:

The following processes will run when the agent starts:

• A Java process that executes EgMainAgent - this is the core agent process
• A script named eGAgentMon that periodically monitors the agent and restarts it if the agent ever fails

Then, the eG administrative interface (described in the Administering eG Enterprise document) can be used to enable/disable authentication during manager/agent communication.