Installing the Log Forwarder

1. Log in to the server as the user with the required permissions.

2. Navigate to the directory where you have extracted the Teradata data warehouse protector package.
   For example, /opt/protegrity/.

3. To install the Log Forwarder, run the following command:

   ./LogforwarderSetup_Linux_x64_10.0.0+x.sh
   

4. Press ENTER.
   The prompt to enter the Audit Store endpoint appears.

   Enter the audit store endpoint (host:port):
   

5. Enter the IP address of the Audit Store.

   Important: If you fail to specify an IP address, then the script will terminate the installation process.

6. Press ENTER.
   The installer script appends the port number to the IP address and the prompt to enter an additional Audit Store appears.

   Audit store endpoints: x.x.x.x:9200
   
   Do you want to add another audit store endpoint? [y/n]:
   

   The default value for the port is 9200. If you want to skip adding an additional Audit Store endpoint, then type n.

   Do you want to add another audit store endpoint? [y/n]: n
   

   To proceed with the installation, without adding an additional endpoint, skip to step 10.

7. To enter additional Audit Store endpoints, type y.

8. Press ENTER. The prompt to enter an additional Audit Store appears.

   Do you want to add another audit store endpoint? [y/n]: y
   Enter the audit store endpoint (host), alternative (host:port) to use another port than the default port 9200 :
   

   For every additional Audit Store point that you want to add, repeat steps 6 and step 7.

9. Press ENTER.
   The script displays list of the Audit Store endpoints and the prompt to accept or abort the installation appears.

   These audit store endpoints will be added:
   x.x.x.x:9200
   Type 'y' to accept or 'n' to abort installation:
   

10. To continue with the installation process, type y.

11. Press ENTER.
    The script extracts the files and a confirmation message appears.

    Type 'y' to accept or 'n' to abort installation: y
    Unpacking...
    Extracting files...
    Protegrity Log Forwarder installed in /opt/protegrity/logforwarder.
    

    To abort the installation process, type n. The installer aborts the installation and the following message appears:

    Type 'y' to accept or 'n' to abort installation: n
    The logforwarder installation is aborted.
    

12. Navigate to the /opt/protegrity/logforwarder/bin/ directory.

13. To start the Log Forwarder, run the following command:

    ./logforwarderctrl start
    

14. Press ENTER.
    The command starts the Log Forwarder.

    [ info] switching to background mode (PID=8329)
    Logforwarder started, PID (<process_ID>) written to PID file /opt/protegrity/logforwarder/
    bin/fluent-bit.pid
    

    For more information about changing the authentication, refer to Updating the Configuration Parameters for the Log Forwarder.