Installing Filtering Service on Linux

Before installing Filtering Service on a supported Linux server, make sure that you have prepared the machine (including downloading and extracting the installer files) as described in Prepare your Linux servers.

To install Filtering Service:

Steps

  1. Log on to the installation machine with full administrative privileges (typically, root).
  2. Launch the installer using the following command (from the setup directory):

    ./install.sh -g

    This launches a GUI-based installer and is available on English versions of Linux only. A text-only, command-line version can be launched by omitting the -g switch:

    ./install.sh

  3. On the Introduction screen, click or select Next.
  4. On the Subscription Agreement screen, choose to accept the terms of the agreement and then click or select Next.
  5. If the machine has multiple NICs, on the Multiple Network Interfaces screen, select the IP address of the NIC that software components should use for communication.
  6. On the Installation Type screen, select Custom and then click or select Next.
  7. On the Select Components screen, select the following components, then click or select Next:
    • Filtering Service
    • User Service
    • Usage Monitor

    Optionally, you may also select:

    • Network Agent
    • State Server
    • Logon Agent, eDirectory Agent, or RADIUS Agent
    • Directory Agent (used by the Forcepoint Web Security Hybrid Module)
  8. On the Policy Server Connection screen, enter the IP address of the Policy Server for this Filtering Service, and the Policy Server communication port (55806, by default).
  9. On the Integration Option screen, select Install Web Security to connect to Content Gateway then click or select Next.
    When you install Content Gateway (as described in Step 10: Install Content Gateway), you will be prompted for the Filtering Service IP address.
  10. If you are installing Network Agent, on the Network Card Selection screen, select the NIC that Network Agent should use to communicate with other software components, then click or select Next.
  11. On the Feedback screen, indicate whether you want your web protection software to send feedback to Forcepoint, then click or select Next.
  12. On the Installation Directory screen, accept the default installation path (/opt/ Websense/), or click or select Choose to specify another path. The installation path:
    • Must be absolute (not relative)
    • Must use only ASCII characters (no extended ASCII or double-byte characters)

    When you are finished, click or select Next.

    The installer creates the installation directory if it does not exist and compares the installation’s system requirements with the machine’s resources.

    • Insufficient disk space prompts an error message. The installer closes when you click or select OK.
    • Insufficient RAM prompts a warning message. The installation continues when you click or select OK. To ensure optimal performance, increase your memory to the recommended amount.
  13. On the Pre-Installation Summary screen, verify the installation path, selected components, and other information, then click or select Next.

    A progress screen is displayed while components are installed.

    Note: Do not click the Cancel button (GUI) or press Ctrl-C (command-line) after the Pre-Installation Summary, as it is installing components. In this case, allow the installation to complete and then uninstall the unwanted components.
  14. On the Installation Complete screen, click or select Done. (In the graphical installer, be careful not to click Cancel.)