Configure a proxy for an already installed Linux server monitoring agent

Follow the steps below to configure a proxy for the Site24x7 Linux server monitoring agent that is already installed on your Linux server.

1. Go to the monagent.cfg file in your server, located in the below paths:

For root installation:

/opt/site24x7/monagent/conf 

 

For non-root installation:

<home_dir_of_user_who_installed_the_agent>/site24x7/monagent/conf

 

2. Enter the proxy information under the [PROXY_INFO] section.

3. Save the changes to configure the proxy.

After entering the details, restart the server monitoring agent:

For root installation:
/opt/site24x7/monagent/bin/monagent restart

 

For non-root installation:

<home_dir_of_user_who_installed_the_agent>/site24x7/monagent/bin/monagent restart

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