6.9. Starting the Agent

The agent is started and runs using a script in the agent's bin/ directory.

Unlike the server start script, which starts the server process and then exits the script, the agent script remains open, with a prompt to accept further input if necessary. (Usually, the script can simply be started and left to run in the background.)

/opt/rhq-agent/bin/rhq-agent.sh

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Most of the time, the JBoss ON agent can run without any additional options or settings. Additional configuration options can be set by editing the rhq-agent-env.sh script file or by using the -D and the property name with the rhq-agent.sh script. Changing the settings with the properties file and the start script is covered in the Configuring JBoss ON Servers, Agents, and Storage Nodes.