If you install the new Nessus Client BETA it should not overwrite the
command line 'nessus' client.
mothra:/home/rgula# md5sum /opt/nessus/bin/nessus
a054ec2c62797a142d6d39439e7ebed7 /opt/nessus/bin/nessus
mothra:/home/rgula# dpkg -i NessusClient-3.0.0.beta2-debian3_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 54667 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace nessusclient 3.0.0.beta2 (using
NessusClient-3.0.0.beta2-debian3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement nessusclient ...
Setting up nessusclient (3.0.0.beta2) ...
mothra:/home/rgula# md5sum /opt/nessus/bin/nessus
a054ec2c62797a142d6d39439e7ebed7 /opt/nessus/bin/nessus
Notice the 'nessus' client still has the same MD5 checksum and hasn't
been overwritten.
Right now, we don't have any plans to dramatically change the
configuration files used to drive the command line 'nessus' client.
Ron Gula
Tenable Network Security
Nelson, C.M. wrote:
I have a couple of queries mainly for Tenable:
I have upgraded Nessus server to v3.0.6 (from Debian). The package
includes a command line client /opt/nessus/bin/nessus. This program
takes arguments including path to an "rc" file, targets file and
specification for an output file in NBE format. This is good for me
because it is exactly what I am heavily geared-up to use. I am a little
concerned however as a consequence of finding that the new Linux and
Windows Nessus clients seem to use XML configuration files only.
Questions:
i) Will the command line version of Nessus continue to be offered in
the foreseeable future?
ii) If so will it use rc, XML configuration or both?
iii) If it does not support XML configuration how will it be possible to
prepare the necessary configuration file?
I was using the older client to help create the rc file for use in
command line scanning (not slick but it worked). Now that I have
installed the latest client, which has removed the old client, I cannot
easily create and customise a suitable old style rc file because the
latest clients uses XML. Should I re-install the old client and stop
worrying because everything will work out O.K.?
--
Carl Nelson
Distributed Systems Services, Computer Centre, University of Leicester,
Leicester, LE1 7RH, U.K.
Tel: +44 (0)116 252 2060, Fax: +44 (0)116 252 5027
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