What do you have in your .nessusrc file? Here's the first 2 lines of mine, and I don't get that prompt:
trusted_ca = /usr/local/nessus/com/nessus/CA/cacert.pem paranoia_level = 1 Also, have you run 'nessus-mkcert' on that box? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kelly, Jim Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 1:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Nessus on command line Version of nessus I'm using: 3.0.5 I'm trying to launch a scan from the command line and Nessus keeps asking me to approve the ssl certificate. When I hit "y" it spits back Invalid server certificate. command syntax I'm using: /opt/nessus/bin/nessus -c <config file> -V -q 127.0.0.1 user pasword target_list report.html & When I try and do the above I get an ssl error that says: [6027] SSL_connect: error:14094410:SSL routines:SSL3_READ_BYTES:sslv3 alert handshake failure and then everything craps out. Any help would be appreciated. Jim This message may contain confidential or proprietary information and is intended solely for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If you are not a named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail or act upon the information contained herein. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus
