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# How can I completely disable plugin execution by the Enginsight Pulsar?

The execution of custom scripts, known as [plugins](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/hosts/management/plugins), by the Enginsight agent Pulsar can always involve certain security risks.

For this reason, Enginsight allows you to completely disable plugin execution on a host. This means that users can no longer enable plugin execution on the affected host via the Enginsight platform.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Please note**: We recommend making this configuration change only in exceptional cases.
{% endhint %}

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## Configuration on Linux Hosts

Follow these steps on a Linux host:

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Log in to the Linux host whose Pulsar configuration file you want to adjust.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Open the Pulsar configuration file using the following command:

```
sudo nano /opt/enginsight/pulsar/config.json
```

{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Add the `override` section, or adjust it as follows if the section already exists:

```
"override": {
  "plugins": {
    "disabled": true
  }
}
```

{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Save the configuration file (**Ctrl** + **o**) and confirm the save process. Close the file (**Ctrl** + **x**).
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Restart the Pulsar using the following command:

```
sudo systemctl restart ngs-pulsar
```

{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

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## Configuration on Windows Hosts

Follow these steps on a Windows host:

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Log in to the Windows host whose Pulsar configuration file you want to adjust as an administrator.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Navigate to the directory that contains the Pulsar configuration file and open the file:

```
C:\Program Files\Enginsight\Pulsar\config.json
```

{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Add the `override` section, or adjust it as follows if the section already exists:

```
"override": {
  "plugins": {
    "disabled": true
  }
}
```

{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Save the file and confirm the save process if necessary. Close the file.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Restart the Pulsar.

1. To do this, press the **Windows** key + **R** and enter *services.msc* in the window that opens.
2. Right-click the **Enginsight Pulsar** service.
3. In the context menu that opens, select **All Tasks** → **Restart**.
   {% endstep %}
   {% endstepper %}

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