This is the expected helpful message from the nessus command line utility.
It looks like your scan is running. When this command finishes, your scan
results will be in the results.txt file.
To run nessus as an X gui, you do not need all the parameters.
If you are running this from a unix workstation:
1. Open a terminal window on your workstation
2. Log in
3. Set the display variable
DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
export DISPLAY (this varies depending on your environment)
4. run nessus, just type the command from the terminal window
Nessus
The nessus gui should appear on your desktop.
Robert
-----Original Message-----
From: nessus-bounces@list.nessus.org [mailto:nessus-bounces@list.nessus.org]
On Behalf Of devasundar_a@sifycorp.com
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 12:45 PM
To: Robert.Keith@technolords.com
Cc: nessus@list.nessus.org
Subject: RE: How to execute nessus client for linux.
ok,
I have given you suggested,
[root@XX.XX root]# nessus -Vx -c ./nessusrc -q localhost 1241 safe safe
./targets.txt ./results.txt
*** The plugins that have the ability to crash remote services or hosts
have been disabled. You should activate them if you want your security
audit to be complete
I am getting this message, Please suggest. Make sure If I execute this
command I should get the GUI nessus client
Robert.Keith@technolords.com:
Well,
On the command, change "user" and "pass" to your nessus user you
created
with the nessus-adduser command.
Robert
-----Original Message-----
From: nessus-bounces@list.nessus.org
[mailto:nessus-bounces@list.nessus.org]
On Behalf Of devasundar_a@sifycorp.com
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 2:31 AM
To: Robert.Keith@technolords.com
Cc: nessus@list.nessus.org
Subject: RE: How to execute nessus client for linux.
HI,
Once I execute this command I am getting Login failed.
[root@XX.XX root]# nessus -Vx -c ./nessusrc -q localhost 1241 user
pass
./targets.txt ./results.txt
nessus : Login failed
Please guide me to solve..
Regards
Robert.Keith@technolords.com:
The client parameters are not documented well.
Once nessus is installed on your system, and you have create a Nessus
user/password account,
create a file with the target hosts -> targets.txt
This file could simply contain one IP address:
192.168.0.1
Then run the command from the system with nessus installed:
nessus -Vx -c ./nessusrc -q localhost 1241 user pass ./targets.txt
./results.txt
The output of the scan will be stored inside the ./results.txt file,
in
this
case in text output.
The nessusrc file will not exist before the first scan, but will be
created
with default values, which you can then further adjust.
This works whether you have GTK installed or not.
BTW, to build the X client, you will need to install the GTK
development
kits. Having a graphics desktop functioning is not enough and the
development kits are not installed by default.
Robert
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From: nessus-bounces@list.nessus.org
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On Behalf Of Hugo van der Kooij
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:36 PM
To: nessus@list.nessus.org
Subject: Re: How to execute nessus client for linux.
On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, Deva wrote:
Yes, I am using Gnome desktop interface, Please let me know the
procedure
to
proceed further to get the client interface....
If you have a basic problem of understanding how to execute a program
on
a
linux machine you better visit a local Linux User Group and bring
your
machine along. That way someone can see which knowledge you lack and
how
to help you to gain that knowledge.
Hugo.
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