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| Subject: | Re: run nessus as root? |
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| Date: | Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:32:00 -0500 |
On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 01:03:58PM -0600, McDermott, AS Amanda (5841) @ IS wrote:
Other than unnecessary stress on the machine, are there other reasons I should not run Nessus as root? Are there times when I should?
nessusd must be run as root to sniff network traffic, open raw sockets, and the like. George -- theall@tifaware.com
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