RE: [cobalt-security] Problems running nessus

[Graeme Fowler <graeme.fowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jason Hird wrote:

> I'm trying to get nessus up and running to do routine checks 
> of my RaQ4's, however, every time I try to start the daemon
> with nessus -D it replies with "bind : Address already in use"

<thinks...>

# man nessus
Formatting page, please wait...

<snip>
-D, --background 
Make the server run in background (daemon mode.) 

<snip>
-p <port>, --port=<port> 
Tell the server to listen to the TCP port number <port> rather than
listening to PCP port 3001 (default) 

Aha!

RaQ4? ChiliSoft ASP? CASP listens on port 3001 ;-)

Run it with 'nessusd -D -p <some other port>'

And remember, man pages are your friends!

Graeme

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Graeme Fowler
System Administrator
Host Europe Group PLC