manage_agents¶

manage_agents argument options¶

-V¶

Display OSSEC Version.

-h¶

Display the help message.

-l¶

List available agents.

-e <agent_id>¶

Extracts key for an agent (Manager only).

-r <agent_id>¶

Remove an agent (Manager only).

-i <key>¶

Import authentication key (Agent only).

-f  <file>¶

Generate clients in bulk from <file> (Manager only). The file is a comma delimited file containing the IP addresses and agent names to be added. This file should be located within /var/ossec, and referenced by its path relative to /var/ossec.

Example:

# cat /var/ossec/k
192.168.1.2,host02
192.168.1.3,host03

# /var/ossec/bin/manage_agents -f /k
Bulk load file: /k
Opening: [/k]
Agent information:
   ID:002
   Name:host02
   IP Address:192.168.1.2

Agent added.
Agent information:
   ID:003
   Name:host03
   IP Address:192.168.1.3

Agent added.