Step 2:   Installing the agents and adding clients

PatchQuest is not detecting the network information automatically. For our scenario, we will install a Windows agent by downloading it from the web console. We’ll take a different approach to add a Linux system. In this case we’ll insert credentials (protocol, username, password) manually.

Lets start to install an agent on a Windows system. Use your favorite browser (IE, Firefox) to open the PatchQuest web interface (See step 1, last chapter). Go to Home – Download Agent Windows and download the provided file.

Install the agent and provide the PatchQuest server IP address correctly. After the installation you will find an icon in the right corner like this:

You are now able to start and stop the agent but also to hide the icon on the desktop.

Please check if PatchQuest discovered the agent correctly. Use the web interface and open Systems. You should find there a new Windows system with the IP address and mode “Agent” like this:

It is time to add a Linux system. We are using Debian and trying to connect via ssh to the client. Please check first if ssh server is running on the machine. Change the ssh configuration by editing the sshd_config file like this:

vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config

# Change to yes to enable tunnelled clear text passwords
PasswordAuthentication yes

After restarting ssh and providing the necessary information about username and password, you should be able to connect to the Linux box.



Alternatively you can install a Linux agent. In this case you have to download the agent software from the web console like already described for a Windows system.


For the installation you need Java JDK 1.5. Please install it first on the client. You will find it here.