Setting Up for Linux Desktops

If you do not type the -p parameter with the command, you are prompted to provide the password
after you enter the command. When you type the password at the prompt, the text is hidden.
By default, the hostname of the Linux machine is used to register the machine. You can specify a
different machine name with the -n parameter.
5 Type Yes to accept the EULA if you run install_viewagent.sh without specifying the -A option.
The installer does not run unless you accept the EULA.
6 Reboot Linux for the changes to take effect.
After installation, the machine is registered with View Connection Server, and the viewagent service is
started. You can verify that the service is started by running the #service viewagent status command.
If an Agent Registration Failed message appears, see “Troubleshooting Horizon Agent Registration
Failure for a Linux Machine,” on page 99.
If another Horizon Agent issue occurs, see Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting Linux Desktops,” on page 99.
NOTE The install_viewagent.sh script installs JRE 8 in the Horizon Agent installation
directory, /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent/jre, on the Linux virtual machine. Horizon Agent requires JRE 8.
What to do next
Deploy the virtual machine in a desktop pool. See “Create a Desktop Pool That Contains Linux Virtual
Machines,” on page 46.
install_viewagent.sh Command Line Options
The install_viewagent.sh script installs Horizon Agent on a Linux guest operating system.
Use the following form of the install_viewagent.sh script in a command window in the gnome desktop
environment.
install_viewagent.sh command_option argument [command_option argument] . . .
The install_viewagent.sh script includes mandatory and optional parameters.
Table 6‑1. install_viewagent.sh Mandatory Parameters
Mandatory
Parameter Description
-b FQDN or IP address of the View Connection Server instance if the authentication mechanism is
DIGEST-MD5. If the authentication mechanism is Kerberos, specify the real FQDN and not the IP
address or a mapped FQDN.
-d
Domain name of the Broker administrator. For example: mydomain.com
-u
User name of the View Connection Server administrator. For example: myadmin
The administrator must have the Agent Registration Administrators or Administrators role in View
Administrator. Specifically, the Register Agent privilege is required to register Horizon Agent with
View Connection Server. Agent Registration Administrators is a restricted role that provides this
minimum privilege.
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