Custom configuration for a Logon Agent instance

Using Logon Agent | Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint URL Filtering | 29-Apr-2022

There are Logon Agent settings that can be configured locally in the configuration file for an agent instance.

The UserServerWaitTime parameter ensures that User Service is running before Logon Agent starts


Default	1 [second]
Options	0 or greater
Required	No
Synopsis	Logon Agent cannot communicate data to Filtering Service if User Service is not running. When this parameter is set to 0, Logon Agent starts even if User Service is down.

To adjust the settings for this parameter:

Stop the Websense Logon Agent service.

Windows: Use the Services tool.

Linux: Use the /opt/Websense/WebsenseDaemonControl command.

Navigate to the bin directory (C:\Program Files\Websense\Web Security\bin or /opt/Websense/bin/, by default) and open the authserver.ini file in a text editor.

Modify the value of UserServerWaitTime as needed.

Save and close the INI file.

Start Logon Agent.

Logon Agent can be configured for environments that use a single domain controller.

Stop the Websense Logon Agent service.

Windows: Use the Services tool.

Linux: Use the /opt/Websense/WebsenseDaemonControl command.

Navigate to the bin directory (C:\Program Files\Websense\Web Security\bin or /opt/Websense/bin/, by default) and open the authserver.ini file in a text editor.

Locate or add a [ServerMap] section.

In that section, add the line:

USER DOMAIN=pdc hostname=pdc ip address

Where USER DOMAIN is the primary domain name, hostname is the hostname of the primary domain controller, and ip address is the IP address of the primary domain controller.

Save and close the file.

Start Logon Agent.