Description
This article provides some tips for FortiSIEM Linux Agent user passwords with special characters
Scope
FortiSIEM v7.
Solution
- It is required to create an agent user account in FortiSIEM Supervisor for agent registration/
- Refer here for how to create a new agent user account.
- Below are special characters that can be used when creating an agent user password:
!"#$%&()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~
- Use single quotes (') to enclose a password (that does not contain any single quotes) when running the installation script in a Linux server:
# bash fortisiem-linux-agent-installer-7.x.xxxxxxsh -s <SUPER_IP> -i <ORG_ID> -o <ORG_NAME> -u <AGENT_USER> -p '<AGENT_PWD>' -n <HOST_NAME>
Note:
If single quotes (') is used in the agent password:
- Required to use Backslash (\) to escape.
- Password does not need to be enclosed with single quotes (').
- Best to avoid using single quotes with other special characters in the password, as it might break the installation script .
-
Sample installation script output:
1. Password that does not contain single quotes ('):
|
Agent Username
|
agtusr
|
|
Agent password
|
Fortinet123!"#$%&()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~ |
[root@centos]# bash fortisiem-linux-agent-installer-7.1.4.0177.sh -s 10.10.10.10 -i 2000 -o org -u agtusr -p 'Fortinet123!"#$%&()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~' -n centos.fortilab.com
..... < truncated > .....
Agent parameters validated successfully
SUPER_IP:10.10.10.10
CUSTOMER_ID:2000
CUSTOMER_NAME:org
AGENT_REG_USERNAME:agtusr
AGENT_REG_PASSWORD:Fortinet123!"#$%&()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~
..... < truncated > .....
Note:
- Use single quotes (') to enclose a password (that does not contain any single quotes):
2. Password that contains single quotes ('):
|
Agent Username
|
agtusr
|
|
Agent password
|
Fortinet123' |
[root@centos]# bash fortisiem-linux-agent-installer-7.1.4.0177.sh -s 10.10.10.10 -i 2000 -o org -u agtusr -p Fortinet123\' -n centos.fortilab.com
..... < truncated > .....
Agent parameters validated successfully
SUPER_IP:10.10.10.10
CUSTOMER_ID:2000
CUSTOMER_NAME:org
AGENT_REG_USERNAME:agtusr
AGENT_REG_PASSWORD:Fortinet123'
..... < truncated > .....
Note:
- Required to use Backslash (\) to escape.
- Password does not need to be enclosed with single quotes (').
