During the manual installation of the HCL BigFix agent on a Windows endpoint, the installer (setup.exe) automatically checks for the presence of a file named clientsettings.cfg in the same directory. If found, the settings defined within this file, formatted as key-value pairs (e.g., BESClientRelayNameOverride=relay.example.com), are applied to the client's configuration. This allows for the pre-configuration of settings like relay selection, affiliation, and custom properties without manual post-installation steps.

A. besclient.conf: This is the configuration file used for BigFix clients on Linux and UNIX-based operating systems, not on Windows.

C. clientconfig.txt: This is not the standard filename recognized by the BigFix Windows installer for pre-configuring client settings during installation.

D. besclient.config: This is not a recognized configuration file format used by the BigFix Windows client for pre-installation settings.

1. HCLSoftware. (2023). HCL BigFix Platform Installation Guide Version 10.0. "Installing clients manually

" Section: "Windows Clients." The documentation states: "You can pre-define some client settings by creating a file named clientsettings.cfg and placing it in the same folder as the installer. The installer automatically detects the file

and uses the settings specified in it."

2. HCLSoftware. (2023). HCL BigFix Platform Installation Guide Version 10.0. "Installing clients manually

" Section: "Linux and UNIX Clients." This section confirms the use of besclient.conf for non-Windows systems

stating: "You can pre-configure client settings by creating a besclient.conf file in the /etc/opt/BESClient/ directory before you run the installation script."