This article explains how to upgrade RSA Authentication Agents for Windows and PAM in silent mode.
RSA Authentication Agent for Windows
To install the RSA Authentication Agent for Windows in silent mode, drop to the command line and use the following command:
msiexec /i "RSA Authentication Agent x64.msi" /qn /l*v install.log REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus REBOOT=ReallySuppress
RSA Authentication Agent for PAM on Red Hat
- Connect to the machine on which you wish to install the RSA Authentication Agent for PAM.
- Place the installation files in a directory on the device and extract the files.
- Navigate to the installation directory.
- Create a configuration file by issuing the following command
touch installoptions.conf
- Edit the file and add the following four lines:
y
Accept
y
y
These entries are answers to the following prompted questions:
- Continue silent installation? (y)
- Accept license terms and conditions? (Accept)
- Upgrade/overwrite existing installation? (y/n)
- Override existing policy? (y/n)
- Save and close installoptions.conf.
- Run the install:
./install_pam.sh -s < installoptions.conf
RSA Authentication Agent for PAM on SUSE
The silent install process is similar to installing on the Red Hat operating system. The only difference is the installoptions.conf only needs to contain the three lines.
- Repeat steps 1 through 4 above.
- When editing the installoptions.conf, add the following lines:
y
Accept
y
- Save and close installoptions.conf.
- Run the install:
./install_pam.sh -s < installoptions.conf