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Announcement Support for this product will end on November 3, 2025. We recommend that you use PATROL for Linux, PATROL for AIX, or PATROL for Solaris to monitor operating systems.

Determining the Location of PATROL

During the installation process, the PATROL Installation Utility records where it installs PATROL components in environment variables.

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Throughout this section, all references to PATROL_HOME represent and all references to $PATROL_HOMEPATROL_CACHE represent $HOME/patrol.

Default Values for PATROL Location Variables

If you do not specify a location for the PATROL installation, the installer uses the following preprogrammed default locations and stores these locations in environment variables. See following table.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.

Viewing Environment Variables Set by PATROL

To view the value of PATROL_HOME, PATROL_CACHE, and other environment variables, perform the appropriate procedure for your shell type:The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.

 

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BMC PATROL for UNIX and Linux 9.13