Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:40:46 +0000 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Nessus 4.0.1 for FreeBSD Message-ID: <9B9505B5D4381F303C13F1BD@utd65257.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <63844F7221AE2C4DDB7D0388@utd65257.utdallas.edu> References: <63844F7221AE2C4DDB7D0388@utd65257.utdallas.edu>
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--On Tuesday, June 16, 2009 13:17:52 -0500 Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> wrote: > > Has anyone downloaded this binary distro and gotten it working on FreeBSD? I > tried it recently, with disasterous results. It not only didn't work, but it > blew up my port install, which now refuses to update the plugins. > > If someone knows how to get 4.0.1 working on FreeBSD, I'd sure appreciate a > brief tutorial. > Apparently persistence pays off. After installing (using pkg_add), and had to run nessusd -R twice to fix the plugins dbs so that the daemon would start and run properly. So anyone who's trying to do this, after registering and fetching the plugins, run nessusd -R twice (if it craters the first time, as it did for me) before starting the daemon. After that everything should work as expected. -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* Check the headers before clicking on Reply.
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