Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:00:07 -0500 From: "Michael D. Norwick" <mnorwick@centurytel.net> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot build or install Nessus on FreeBSD 9-beta2 Message-ID: <4E812E27.3040300@centurytel.net> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BQLa9CMS2MUtSstnX5m9HMNoSySLM3tA21oO6Vcv55gS0Dx_w@mail.gmail.com> References: <4E811B47.8040006@centurytel.net> <CA%2BQLa9CMS2MUtSstnX5m9HMNoSySLM3tA21oO6Vcv55gS0Dx_w@mail.gmail.com>
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On 09/26/11 20:29, Robert Simmons wrote: > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Michael D. Norwick > <mnorwick@centurytel.net> wrote: >> When trying to install the binary downloaded from tenable.com - >> Nessus-4.4.1-fbsd8-amd64.tbz using pkg_add it says I need to enable more bpf >> devices. Deleting the package then attempting to install from >> /usr/ports/security/nessus results in a successful build but when nessusd is >> started it errors out on 'libz.so.5 not found'. FreeBSD 9 is at libz.so.6. > First, nessus 4 is closed source proprietary software. The version of > nessus in ports is version 2 which is open source. I think you may > have a square peg round hole problem with nessus 4. If you want to > run that, you would need to use fbsd8 as that is what it is compiled > against. > > As for nessus 2 from ports, did you install the package for it, or did > you compile it? If you compiled it, there should not be a problem. > configure should find zlib just fine. > >> Security Monitoring'. Maybe I need to fall back to FreeBSD 8.2 in order to >> be successful? Are there other security tools which build without error on >> FreeBSD 9? > Keep in mind that 9 is beta. So, if you are interested in things > "just working" use 8.2. If you are willing to spend the time beta > testing, then use 9. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-security-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Good Day; I was warned about not posting to freebsd-ports but I had already hit the 'send' button. I am familiar with beta versus production but I wanted to try nessus on FreeBSD 9 because 9-beta2 was already installed, and updated and appears to have such wonderful features. The /usr/ports/misc/compat8 suggestion appears to have been the answer. The daemon is running now. The company will purchase Nessus for Business but I have to prove it first. I am just grateful that tenable has continued to offer it on something other than windows. I will try and make my future posts to the proper mailing list. Thank You, Michael
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