SCX install issue: Agent installation failed.

You are getting this error when deploying an agent:
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Failed to allocate resource of type random data: Failed to get random data - not enough entropy
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My solution:
At first remove the RPM and files:

1. rpm -e scx
2. rm -rf /etc/opt/microsoft/scx

Do this before discovering:

1. rm -f /dev/random
2. mknod -m 644 /dev/random c 1 9
3. chown root:root /dev/random

Then deploy the agent using the wizard.
After that change the settings above again:

1. rm -f /dev/random
2. mknod -m 644 /dev/random c 1 8
3. chown root:root /dev/random

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SCX install issue: Could not transfer the discovery script. (4)

And another issue like that...

< ![CDATA[Executing command: rm -rf /tmp/scx-uxsuusvc; mkdir -m 755 /tmp/scx-uxsuusvc

Transferring file: C:\Program Files\System Center Operations Manager 2007\AgentManagement\UnixAgents\GetOSVersion.sh to location: /tmp/scx-uxsuusvc/
Verifying that file: GetOSVersion.sh was transferred properly
find: /tmp/scx-uxsuusvc/GetOSVersion.sh: No such file or directory
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Check if SFTP is configured correctly!

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SCX install issue: Could not transfer the discovery script. (3)

Another issue with that title but other details...

< ![CDATA[Executing command: rm -rf /tmp/scx-myactionaccount; mkdir -m 755 /tmp/scx-myactionaccount

mkdir: cannot create direactory `tmp/scx-myactionaccount`: Permission denied
Could not create secure folder
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Check the permissions for /tmp!

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SCX install issue: Could not transfer the discovery script. (2)

Another error like the first one but different error details:

< ![CDATA[Executing command: rm -rf /tmp/scx-myactionaccount; mkdir -m 755 /tmp/scx-myactionaccount

Server sent disconnect message: type 2 (protocol error : Too many authentication failures for myactionaccount)
Could not create secure folder
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Can you log on locally with this user?
Is SSH activated and configured correctly?

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SCX install issue: Could not transfer the discovery script. (1)

You are receiving this error when deploying an SCX agent using the GUI?

< ![CDATA[Executing command: rm -rf /tmp/scx-myactionaccount; mkdir -m 755 /tmp/scx-myactionaccount
Could not create secure folder
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Has the user enough permissions?
Are you able to create a temporary folder in /tmp using this user?
Is SFTP configured correctly?

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SCX install issue: No such file or directory

When trying to deploy an SCX agent with the console, you get the following error?

< ![CDATA[Executing command: rm -rf /tmp/scx-myactionaccount; mkdir -m 755 /tmp/scx-myactionaccount

Transferring file: C:\Program Files\System Center Operations Manager 2007\AgentManagement\UnixAgents\GetOSVersion.sh to location: /tmp/scx-myactionaccount/
Verifying that file: GetOSVersion.sh was transferred properly
find: /tmp/scx-myactionaccount/GetOSVersion.sh: No such file or directory
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Did you enabled and configured SSH and SFTP? Try to connect with that user by SSH (Putty) and SFTP (WinSCP).

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Hello World!

Hi there!

This is my first posting on my new blog! :-)

Cheers,
Patrick

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