Re: copying *.nessus policies from one machine to another
Ron Gula <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.security.nessus.general |
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Bob Babcock wrote: >> What is the procedure for copying a set of *.nessus files from one >> machine to another? >> >> I'm referring to Windows version of Nessus. >> >> I tried copying them from directory on laptop A to same location on >> laptop B and they don't show up on laptop B in Nessus. I tried quitting >> and re-launching nessus client on laptop B and still no luck. > > Try running build.exe. The plugins get compiled into .db files one > level up from the plugins directory. Deleting the .db files before > running build is roughly equivalent to the checkbox to purge the > database before updating. Just copying the .db files might also work. Actually running build.exe would be for moving .nasl plugins around from computers to computer. To move a .nessus file, simply put it on the other computer, and then use either "File -> Open" from your NessusClient, or click on the actual .nessus file which will invoke the NessusClient. Ron Gula Tenable Network Security _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus