here's the command i usually use:
nessus -c nessusrc -x -q localhost 1241 nessususer nessuspwd -T nbe
targetsfile outputfile.nbe
looks like your missing your targetsfile. the file with list of hosts to
scan.
chris
On 2/24/06, Mark Feferman <Mark.Feferman@halliburton.com> wrote:
According to the -h option, I have to specify the -q (batch option). The
format below must be missing some stuff...
I still can't get the darn thing to work properly.
This is what the '-h' option says:
nessus, version 3.0.1.
Common options :
nessus [-vnh] [-c .rcfile] [-V] [-T <format>]
Batch-mode scan:
nessus -q [-pPS] <host> <port> <user> <pass> <targets-file> <result-file>
List sessions :
nessus -s -q <host> <port> <user> <pass>
Restore session:
nessus -R <sessionid> -q <host> <port> <user> <pass> <result-file>
Report conversion :
nessus -i in.[nsr|nbe] -o out.[xml|nsr|nbe|html|txt]
General options :
-v : shows version number
-h : shows this help
-n : No pixmaps
-T : Output format: 'nbe', 'nsr', 'html', 'xml' or 'txt'
-V : make the batch mode display status messages
to the screen.
-x : override SSL "paranoia" question preventing nessus from
checking certificates.
The batch mode (-q) arguments are :
host : nessusd host
port : nessusd host port
user : user name
pass : password
targets : file containing the list of targets
result : name of the file where
nessus will store the results
-p : obtain list of plugins installed on the server.
-P : obtain list of server and plugin preferences.
-S : issue SQL output for -p and -P (experimental).
-l : Display license information
According to the PDF documentation, you have to use Batch-mode for
command-line stuff, so I've tried the following:
nessus -q -p <host> 1241 <user> <pass> -c /tools/nessus/mynessusrc
/tools/nessus/output/scan.nbe -T nbe
This doesn't work.
Any other thoughts?
Thanks in advance,
Mark
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*From:* sawall [mailto:sawall@gmail.com]
*Sent:* Friday, February 24, 2006 12:49 PM
*To:* Mark Feferman
*Cc:* nessus@list.nessus.org
*Subject:* Re: command-line usage
You can use the -c option to specify the rc file.
nessus [-vnh] [-c .rcfile] [-V] [-T <format>]
Chris
On 2/24/06, Mark Feferman <Mark.Feferman@halliburton.com> wrote:
Hi,
I'm having the hardest time with the command-line usage. I have the
latest version installed (3.0.1) and have used the GUI client (it's
really nice).
I'm trying to setup some CRON jobs for regular scanning but can't seem
to get the command-line format to run Nessus correctly. In the GUI, I have
created a task and a scope. Below my home directory, I see the following
path and file:
~/.nessus/Monthly_Scans/External_Scope/nessusrc
I would like to be able to use that file's settings for the scan that I
launch in the cron job.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Mark
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