How to install Qualys Cloud Agent on Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) / Amazon Linux

1. Download the latest Qualys Cloud Agent installer from below.

https://docs.qualys.com/en/csam/latest/inventory/sensors/cloud_agent.htm

2. Perform installation with the following command:

sudo rpm -ivh qualys-cloud-agent.x86_64.rpm

3. Activate Qualys Cloud Agent with the following command:

sudo /usr/local/qualys/cloud-agent/bin/qualys-cloud-agent.sh ActivationId= xxxxxxxxxxxxx
CustomerId=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

4. Update Qualys Proxy setting and restart the service.

echo "qualys_https_proxy=\"http://<proxy-url>:1080\"" > /etc/sysconfig/qualys-cloud-agent systemctl restart qualys-cloud-agent

5. For troubleshooting -> log path in Linux environment

/var/log/qualys/qualys-cloud-agent.log

Ubuntu

1. Download the latest Qualys-Cloud-Agent installer from below.

https://docs.qualys.com/en/csam/latest/inventory/sensors/cloud_agent.htm

2. Perform installation with the following command in Ubunut machine

sudo dpkg --install QualysCloudAgent.deb

3. Activate Qualys Cloud Agent with the following command:

sudo /usr/local/qualys/cloud-agent/bin/qualys-cloud-agent.sh ActivationId=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CustomerId=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

4. Update Qualys Proxy setting and restart the service.

echo "qualys_https_proxy=\"http://<proxy-url>:1080"" > /etc/sysconfig/qualys-cloud-agentsystemctl restart qualys-cloud-agent

How to Verify the package Installation

Ps -elf | grep qualys 
systemctl status qualys-cloud-agent.service

The above commads should give use the proper results .