On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 11:17:58AM -0400, Vaccare, Anthony wrote:
> When scanning a Microsoft Windows server, is it necessary for Nessus to be run as
> the administrator in order to get the most out of the scan? Specifically, does
> Nessus need to check registry and configuration settings in order to properly scan a
> Windows server? While I have run many scans against Unix boxes, I have not run one
> against a Windows box, and I have used scanners in the past that require
> administrator access in order to effectively scan a Windows box.
Nessus will be more effective with the admin password, but will still
give you pretty good results without it.
-- Renaud
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