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If you for some reason would like an agent to check-in to another server than the one it already does, you have to release the authentication key for the agent. Both the server and the agent has the key, which is used for security purposes.
To release the agent key on a Unix-like system, you must delete you the variables file while the SysOrb agent daemon is stopped. The location of the variables file is configured in the agent.conf file on the host where the agent runs (ususally /var/lib/sysorb/variables.agent).
To release the key on a windows open the SysOrb configuration utility located in Start menu->Programs->SysOrb->SysOrb configuration. In the configuration tree choose SysOrb agent->General->Release Key. In the dialog on the right side of the configuration dialog click the Release Key button.
To release the agent key on a NetWare system, you must delete you the variables file while the SysOrb agent NLM is unloaded. The location of the variables file is configured in the AGENT.CFG file on the host where the agent runs (ususally \SYSORB\AGENT.VAR).
You can also release the key on the server to force the server and agent to make a new key.
To release the key on server, do the following in the SysOrb web interface:
Click the button in the navigation menu.
Find the host you want to have release the key for in the configuration tree.
Click edit on the edit link associated with the host.
Select .
If the server and agent has negotiated a key you will be able to find a Agent key label. Click on the on the right to release the key on the server. If the label is not present, it is because the server does not have a key for the host in question.