Install Crowdstrike on Linux

1. Run the installer, substituting <installer_package> with your installer’s file name.
   • Ubuntu:
     sudo dpkg -i <installer_package>
   • RHEL, CentOS, Amazon Linux:
     sudo yum install <installer_package>
   • SLES:
     sudo zypper install <installer_package>
2. Set your CID on the sensor, substituting <CID> with your CID.
   This step is not required for versions 4.0 and earlier.
   • All OSes:
     sudo /opt/CrowdStrike/falconctl -s --cid=<CID>
3. Start the sensor manually.
   This step is not required for versions 4.0 and earlier.
   • Hosts with SysVinit:
     service falcon-sensor start
   • Hosts with Systemd:
     systemctl start falcon-sensor

Step 2: Confirm that the sensor is running

Confirm the sensor is running.

• All OSes:
  ps -e | grep falcon-sensor

You’ll see output similar to this:

[root@centos6-installtest ~]# sudo ps -e | grep falcon-sensor
   905 ?         00:00:02 falcon-sensor