Common Linux Tanium Client Commands You Need to Know

So today, I got my hands dirty with some Tanium Client commands on Linux. It was a bit of a learning curve, but I think I’ve got the hang of it now. I’ll walk you through what I did, and hopefully, it’ll be helpful for you too.

Getting Started

First off, I had to make sure the Tanium Client was actually installed on my Linux machine. Turns out, it wasn’t, so that was the very first thing I did. Used the package manager, got it installed, no big deal.

Basic Commands

Once that was sorted, I started playing around with some basic commands. The one that I found myself using a lot was:

• sudo /opt/Tanium/TaniumClient query sensors

This command is used to query various sensors on the system. These sensors provide all sorts of information about the machine.

Checking the Client Status

Of course, I wanted to check if the client was actually running and doing its thing. So, I used:

• sudo /opt/Tanium/TaniumClient status

This command basically tells you whether the client is up and running or not. Pretty straightforward.

Stopping and Starting

There were times when I needed to stop the client, maybe to troubleshoot something or just to see what happens. For that, I used:

• sudo /opt/Tanium/TaniumClient stop

And to get it back up and running:

• sudo /opt/Tanium/TaniumClient start

Checking the Logs

If something wasn’t working right, the next thing I checked was the logs. The command for that is:

• sudo cat /opt/Tanium/TaniumClient/logs/*

This command will show you the content of the most recent log file.

Getting More Details

Sometimes, I needed more detailed info about the client’s configuration. That’s where this command came in handy:

• sudo /opt/Tanium/TaniumClient config --show

This will display all the current configuration settings for the Tanium Client. It’s quite a lot of information, so be prepared to scroll.

Wrapping Up

So, that’s basically what I learned today about using Tanium Client commands on Linux. It wasn’t too complicated, just had to get used to the commands. I messed up a few times, but hey, that’s how you learn. Anyway, I hope this was useful for you. Let me know if you have any questions, or if I missed anything. That’s all for today!