Supported Operating Systems for Agents

The following operating systems are supported for the Privilege Control Agent and the Platform Agent.

For an overview of PCS and its components, see Privilege Control for Servers.

Platform Agent Supported Operating Systems and System Requirements

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The following table provides details about the hardware and other system requirements for the server where the Platform Agent is installed when you are using PCS with the Platform Agent. For more information about this agent, see Privilege Control Agent and Platform Agent.

Requirement

Details

Supported Windows Operating Systems

  • Windows 10, 11

  • Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019

Supported Linux Operating Systems

  • Amazon Linux 2

  • Amazon Linux 2023

  • Debian 11, 12

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9

  • Ubuntu Linux 20.04, 22.04, 23.10, 24.04

CPU

x86-64 based processors at 2.5 GHz or higher, with two or more cores, are recommended for production use.

Memory 2 GB+ RAM
Storage 500 MB or more recommended for installation and run-time needs. Logging retention may increase the storage requirements.
Ports Port 443 (outbound only) must be open for the Delinea Engine to send encrypted information to the platform.
PowerShell When using PowerShell, version 7.3 is recommended for optimal performance. Version 5.1 may result in lower performance.
Installation Location Platform Agents cannot be installed on machines running the Delinea Engine.
Service Account The Platform Agent service must run as Local System.

Privilege Control Agent Supported Operating Systems

These operating systems are supported when you are using PCS with the Privilege Control Agent. For more information about this agent, see Privilege Control Agent and Platform Agent.

Supported UNIX/Linux Platforms for Privilege Control Agent

Supported Platforms CPU Express DirectControl DirectAudit Remark
AlmaLinux 8.5-8.10, 9.0-9.4 x86_64 Yes Yes Yes
Alpine Linux 3.17-3.20 X86_64 No Yes Yes
Amazon Linux 2 LTS aarch64 No Yes Yes
Amazon Linux 2 LTS x86_64 No Yes Yes
Amazon Linux 2023 x86_64 No Yes Yes  
CentOS 7.4-7.9 aarch64 No Yes Yes  
CentOS 7.0-7.9 x86_64 Yes Yes Yes  
Debian 10.0-10.11, 11.0-11.7, 12.0-12.9 x86_64 Yes Yes Yes
Flatcar x86_64 No Yes Yes
HP-UX 11.31 (Trusted and Untrusted) Itanium No Yes Yes Note 1
IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 ppc No Yes Yes

Note 1

Note 2

IBM Virtual I/O Server 3.x ppc No Yes Yes Note 1
Oracle Linux 7.4-7.9, 8.0-8.10, 9.0-9.4 aarch64 No Yes Yes
Oracle Linux 7.0-7.9, 8.0-8.10, 9.0-9.4 x86_64 Yes Yes Yes
Oracle Solaris 10 u8+, 11.3-11.4 SPARC No Yes Yes

Note 1

Note 3

Oracle Solaris 10 u8+, 11.3-11.4 x86_64 No Yes Yes

Note 1

Note 3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0-8.10, 9.0-9.4 aarch64 No Yes Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0-7.9 ppc64 Yes Yes Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1-7.9, 8.0-8.10, 9.0-9.4 ppc64le Yes Yes Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0-7.9, 8.0-8.10, 9.0-9.4 x86_64 Yes Yes Yes
Fedora Linux 39, 40 x86_64 Yes Yes Yes
Rocky Linux 8.5-8.10, 9.0-9.4 x86_64 Yes Yes Yes
SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3+, 15 aarch64 No Yes Yes
SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3+, 15 ppc64le Yes Yes Yes
SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3+, 15 x86_64 Yes Yes Yes
Ubuntu Linux 20.04, 22.04, 23.10, 24.04 arm64 No Yes Yes Note 4
Ubuntu Linux 20.04, 22.04, 23.10, 24.04 ppc64el No Yes Yes Note 4
Ubuntu Linux 20.04, 22.04, 23.10, 24.04 x86_64 Yes Yes Yes Note 4

Note 1: UNIX operating systems are not supported for the Platform Agent, only for the Privilege Control Agent.

Note 2: TL1 or above on AIX 7.1 is required.

Note 3: OS patch level update 8 or above on Solaris 10 is required.

Note 4: Smart Card doesn’t work on Ubuntu Linux 24.04 due to a GNOME bug (#7562).

Additional Information

You should follow the OS vendors' recommendation to update the necessary patches. The minimum patch requirements for the specific UNIX platforms are as follows (CS-45562):

  1. HPUX 11.31

    1. PHNE_40225 - Cumulative Console and BSD Pty Patch (it is required for DirectAudit package)
  2. Solaris 10 x86_64

    1. 119255-66
    2. 127128-11
    3. 141445-09
    4. 142910-17
  3. Solaris 10 SPARC

    1. 119254-66
    2. 120011-14
    3. 127127-11
    4. 142909-17

Supported Windows Platforms for Privilege Control Agent

The following 64-bit Windows platforms are supported:

  • Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC (Note 1)
  • Windows 11 LTSB/LTSC
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2019 LTSC
  • Windows Server 2022 LTSC
  • Windows Server 2025

We support Windows 10 Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC), or previously called Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB), editions based on Microsoft's lifecycle factsheet; see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/windows and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/release-information.