Root and non root installations for Linux agent

Differences between root and non root installations for Linux agent

The Linux agent can be installed by a root or a non root user.

Feature
Install as root and run as root user
Install as root and run as non root
Install as non root and run as non root
Docker  
Will include all metrics, without any configuration
The site24x7-agent user should be added to the docker group*
Add the non root user to the docker group*
Plugins   
No configuration required
Place the plugin files under the plugin directory and execute the following commands:
chown -R site24x7-agent:site24x7-group <plugin_folder> or
chmod +x <plugin/file>
No configuration required 
Syslogs   
Will include all metrics, without any configuration
Will include all metrics, without any configuration
Append the line "*.* @127.0.0.1:8822" to the file /etc/rsyslog.conf and and restart rsyslog using the command:
sudo service rsyslog restart**
init daemon
The agent will be registered as a service. During a server reboot, the agent will be automatically started
The agent will be registered as a service. During a server reboot, the agent will be automatically started.
The agent will not be registered automatically as a service. It will be added in the startup. During a server reboot, manual login is required.

*Note: We make use of the docker UNIX socket file to collect metrics. If the agent runs as non-root, add the non-root user or the site24x7-agent user to the docker group using the following commands:
docker_group=`ls -al /var/run/docker.sock | awk -F ' ' '{print $4}'`
usermod -a -G $docker_group

**This requires root or sudo privileges

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