Location of Files Required By Automox

This describes the various files and their respective locations to support the Automox agent, which could potentially be considered for whitelisting.

The following describes file locations per operating system:
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
For Linux, the Automox agent files are located here:
File Location
Description
/etc/init.d/amagent
This is the location of the initialization script for the agent.
/var/lib/amagent/
This is the amagent.db database as well as dynamically generated exec folders and scripts for executing the scripts we need for the product to function.
Example folder layout:
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 224 May 10 16:17 .
 
drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 608 May 11 16:03 ..
 
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16384 May 10 16:17 amagent.db
 
drwx------ 3 root root 96 May 8 15:16 execDir118111890
 
drwx------ 3 root root 96 May 8 14:30 execDir419776156
 
drwx------ 3 root root 96 May 8 14:40 execDir534130416
 
drwx------ 3 root root 96 May 8 14:41 execDir993973924
NOTE
The agent runs scripts to execute its functions within dynamically created folders with the prefix "execDir".
File Location
Description
/opt/amagent/amagent
This is the agent executable that runs as a service.
Logs (Linux)
All logging goes to the syslogs folders. The amagent logs can be viewed with either of these commands:
systemctl status amagent 
 
cat /var/log/syslog | grep amagent
macOS
For macOS, the Automox agent files are located as described here:
File Location
Description
/var/tmp/installerlog.txt
This is the log containing output and potential errors from actual agent install.
/var/tmp/amagent-accesskey.txt
This is the temporary location for the access key during agent installation and startup.
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.automox.agent.plist
This is the plist file for the Automox Agent daemon process.
/Library/Application Support/Automox/
This location stores the amagent.db database, the 'Automox Notifier.app', as well as dynamically generated exec folders and scripts for executing the scripts we need for the product to function. The notifier provides notifications to end users for patch events and restarts.
Example folder layout:
drwxrwxrwx 7 root wheel 224 May 10 16:17 .
 
drwxr-xr-x 19 root admin 608 May 11 16:03 ..
 
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 16384 May 10 16:17 amagent.db
 
drwx------ 3 root wheel 96 May 8 15:16 execDir221989621
 
drwx------ 3 root wheel 96 May 8 14:30 execDir266587032
 
drwx------ 3 root wheel 96 May 8 14:40 execDir399049188
 
drwx------ 3 root wheel 96 May 8 14:41 execDir591069041
NOTE
The agent runs scripts to execute its functions within dynamically created folders with the prefix "execDir".
File Location
Description
/usr/local/bin/amagent
This is the agent executable that runs as a launch daemon.
Logs (macOS)
All logging goes to /var/log/system.log {grep for amagent}
Windows
For Windows, the Automox agent is located here:
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File Location
Description
 C:/ProgramData/amagent/
This is the location for the amagent.db database as well as dynamically generated exec folders and scripts for executing the scripts we need for the product to function.
C:/Program Files/Automox/AgentNotifier.exe
The Notifier provides notifications to end users for patch events and restarts.
C:/Program Files/Automox/amagent.exe
This agent executable runs as a Windows service and is called "Automox Agent".
C:/ProgramData/amagent/amagent.log
 This is the amagent log file.
PowerShell
PowerShell 5.0+ feature "Language Modes" generates two files used to detect the current language mode. These files end up blocked, but this does not affect Automox functionality. For a more detailed description of this scenario, contact Automox support ([email protected]). See also About Language Modes.

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File Location	Description
`/etc/init.d/amagent`	This is the location of the initialization script for the agent.
`/var/lib/amagent/`	This is the amagent.db database as well as dynamically generated exec folders and scripts for executing the scripts we need for the product to function.

File Location	Description
/opt/amagent/amagent	This is the agent executable that runs as a service.

File Location	Description
`/var/tmp/installerlog.txt`	This is the log containing output and potential errors from actual agent install.
`/var/tmp/amagent-accesskey.txt`	This is the temporary location for the access key during agent installation and startup.
`/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.automox.agent.plist`	This is the plist file for the Automox Agent daemon process.
`/Library/Application Support/Automox/`	This location stores the amagent.db database, the 'Automox Notifier.app', as well as dynamically generated exec folders and scripts for executing the scripts we need for the product to function. The notifier provides notifications to end users for patch events and restarts.

File Location	Description
/usr/local/bin/amagent	This is the agent executable that runs as a launch daemon.

File Location	Description
`C:/ProgramData/amagent/`	This is the location for the amagent.db database as well as dynamically generated exec folders and scripts for executing the scripts we need for the product to function.
`C:/Program Files/Automox/AgentNotifier.exe`	The Notifier provides notifications to end users for patch events and restarts.
`C:/Program Files/Automox/amagent.exe`	This agent executable runs as a Windows service and is called "Automox Agent".
`C:/ProgramData/amagent/amagent.log`	This is the amagent log file.