To run esmd just setup the configdir Then add esmd to your start up scripts.
The proper way to add esmd to your start up scripts is to add something like:
su -c "/usr/local/esm/bin/esmd" --login root &
If you don't do that the environment variables may not be setup properly. For instance Mailreport's encryption option won't work because gnupg needs the environment setup as though it's in a normal login spawned shell.
-f, --file <file> The config dir path. Defaults to /etc/esm --forground Don't run as a daemon. Only usefull for debugging. -h, --help Help of course. -v, --version Prints some version information.Index