RE: command-line usage

I see.
But the nessusrc file already contains the target, so I guess the
'targetsfile' is some that is redundant, but needed...
 
Does that sound right?
 
Thanks!!

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From: sawall [mailto:sawall@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 4:27 PM
To: Mark Feferman
Cc: nessus@list.nessus.org
Subject: Re: command-line usage


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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