This user will have 'admin' privileges within the Nessus server Please see the nessus-adduser manual for the rules syntaxĮnter the rules for this user, and enter a BLANK LINE once you are done :

Him to be able to scan his own host only. Nessusd has a rules system which allows you to restrict the hosts Next we will need to add a user: # /opt/nessus/sbin/nessus-adduserĭo you want this user to be a Nessus 'admin' user ? (can upload plugins, etc.) (y/n) : y The packages can then be installed using the following command: :~# dpkg -i Nessus-4.0.1-ubuntu810_b NessusClient-4.0.1-ubuntu810_bīacktrack 4 contains all of the prerequisite packages required for a Nessus server and client installation. You will then need to visit the Nessus homepage or the Tenable Support Portal (for ProfessionalFeed customers), download the following two Nessus packages and upload them to your new installation: Once Backtrack 4 has been installed, it will boot and run just like any other Ubuntu 8.10 distribution, the difference being the Backtrack 4 team controls and runs the software repositories. While this example shows a 4GB drive being used as the target, it is recommended that you use 8GB or more for the installation. The screenshot above shows Backtrack 4 being installed onto a USB thumb drive.

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