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=='''How to Reinstall OSSEC Agent for Linux'''==
 
=='''How to Reinstall OSSEC Agent for Linux'''==
  
1. To reinstall the ossec agent for linux, We must first uninstall the ossec agent which is already present on your linux server.</br>
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    1. To reinstall the ossec agent for linux, We must first uninstall the ossec agent which is already present on your linux server.</br>
2. Login to your Ossec Agent.</br>
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    2. Login to your Ossec Agent.</br>
3. Fire '''sudo su''' command to enter into root.</br>
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    3. Fire '''sudo su''' command to enter into root.</br>
4. Before proceeding to the uninstallation, make sure you stop the ossec agent.</br>
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    4. Before proceeding to the uninstallation, make sure you stop the ossec agent.</br>
5. Go to the following directory:</br>
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    5. Go to the following directory:</br>
6. '''/opt/ossec/bin''' </br>
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    6. '''/opt/ossec/bin''' </br>
7. Fire '''./ossec-control stop''' command to stop the agent </br>
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    7. Fire '''./ossec-control stop''' command to stop the agent </br>
 
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    [[File:Ossec11.jpg|700px]]
9. Go to the directory where ossec agent gets installed, (/opt) </br>
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    9. Go to the directory where ossec agent gets installed, (/opt) </br>
10. Type following command </br>
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    10. Type following command </br>
11. '''cd /opt''' </br>
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    11. '''cd /opt''' </br>
12. Remove the ossec directory using following command. </br>
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    12. Remove the ossec directory using following command. </br>
13. '''rm -rf ossec/'''
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    13. '''rm -rf ossec/'''

Revision as of 09:24, 13 August 2019

How to Reinstall OSSEC Agent for Linux

   1. To reinstall the ossec agent for linux, We must first uninstall the ossec agent which is already present on your linux server.
2. Login to your Ossec Agent.
3. Fire sudo su command to enter into root.
4. Before proceeding to the uninstallation, make sure you stop the ossec agent.
5. Go to the following directory:
6. /opt/ossec/bin
7. Fire ./ossec-control stop command to stop the agent
Ossec11.jpg 9. Go to the directory where ossec agent gets installed, (/opt)
10. Type following command 
11. cd /opt
12. Remove the ossec directory using following command.
13. rm -rf ossec/