Remove agents using the CLI
The binary manage_agents
can be used also to remove agents using the command line.
If the user would like confirmation before removing the agent, use the following:
# /var/ossec/bin/manage_agents
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* Wazuh v4.7.5 Agent manager. *
* The following options are available: *
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(A)dd an agent (A).
(E)xtract key for an agent (E).
(L)ist already added agents (L).
(R)emove an agent (R).
(Q)uit.
Choose your action: A,E,L,R or Q: r
Available agents:
ID: 001, Name: DB_Agent, IP: any
Provide the ID of the agent to be removed (or '\q' to quit): 001
Confirm deleting it?(y/n): y
Agent '001' removed.
manage_agents: Exiting.
If the user would like to remove the agent without confirmation, use the option shown below:
# /var/ossec/bin/manage_agents -r 001
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* Wazuh v4.7.5 Agent manager. *
* The following options are available: *
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(A)dd an agent (A).
(E)xtract key for an agent (E).
(L)ist already added agents (L).
(R)emove an agent (R).
(Q)uit.
Choose your action: A,E,L,R or Q:
Available agents:
ID: 001, Name: new, IP: any
Provide the ID of the agent to be removed (or '\q' to quit): 001
Confirm deleting it?(y/n): y
Agent '001' removed.
manage_agents: Exiting.