Technical Tip: How to restart the Persistent Agent

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Description

This article describes how to stop and restart the Persistent Agent.

Scope

FortiNAC, Persistent Agent.

Solution

Windows:

1. Under Services in the Control Panel, select FortiNAC Persistent Agent Service.
2. Stop the agent: 'Right-click' and select Stop.
3. Once the service shows stop, 'Right-click' and select Start.
4. Alternatively, 'Right-click' and select Restart.

Mac OS.
Execute the following commands in Terminal.

1. Stop the agent: Unload the launchDaemon plist.
   

sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.bradfordnetworks.agent.plist

2. Start the agent: reload the launchDaemon plist.

sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.bradfordnetworks.agent.plist

Linux.

1. Stop the agent:

sudo service bndaemon stop

2. Start the agent:

sudo service bndaemon start

Alternatively:

sudo service bndaemon restart