Foglight® requires administrative privileges to configure the server to run as a service (a Windows® service or a UNIX®/Linux® init.d script). Once it is configured, the service can be launched with a regular user account.
Certain cartridges (for example, Foglight® for Java EE Technologies) include one or more executable agent installers. The Components for Download dashboard, accessible from the Administration Console, can be used to download agent installers from the Management Server to a remote machine.
When installing the Foglight® Management Server for use with an external database, the database can be set up later (that is, after the Management Server installation is complete). In this case, the database must be manually configured prior to starting the Management Server. This configuration requires executing the scripts in the <foglight_home>/scripts/sql directory as described in the Installation and Setup Guide applicable to the system and database. Some scripts must be run using an account with administrative privileges.
Foglight® can control access to specific elements of a monitored system through a built-in credential management system. If an organization has specific policies in place regarding system access, such policies can be implemented using credentials managed by the Management Server.
Foglight supports a set of commonly used credentials such as:
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