If you install the new Nessus Client BETA it should not overwrite the command line 'nessus' client.
mothra:/home/rgula# md5sum /opt/nessus/bin/nessus a054ec2c62797a142d6d39439e7ebed7 /opt/nessus/bin/nessus mothra:/home/rgula# dpkg -i NessusClient-3.0.0.beta2-debian3_i386.deb (Reading database ... 54667 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace nessusclient 3.0.0.beta2 (using NessusClient-3.0.0.beta2-debian3_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement nessusclient ... Setting up nessusclient (3.0.0.beta2) ... mothra:/home/rgula# md5sum /opt/nessus/bin/nessus a054ec2c62797a142d6d39439e7ebed7 /opt/nessus/bin/nessus Notice the 'nessus' client still has the same MD5 checksum and hasn't been overwritten. Right now, we don't have any plans to dramatically change the configuration files used to drive the command line 'nessus' client. Ron Gula Tenable Network Security Nelson, C.M. wrote: > I have a couple of queries mainly for Tenable: > I have upgraded Nessus server to v3.0.6 (from Debian). The package > includes a command line client /opt/nessus/bin/nessus. This program > takes arguments including path to an "rc" file, targets file and > specification for an output file in NBE format. This is good for me > because it is exactly what I am heavily geared-up to use. I am a little > concerned however as a consequence of finding that the new Linux and > Windows Nessus clients seem to use XML configuration files only. > Questions: > > i) Will the command line version of Nessus continue to be offered in > the foreseeable future? > ii) If so will it use rc, XML configuration or both? > iii) If it does not support XML configuration how will it be possible to > prepare the necessary configuration file? > > I was using the older client to help create the rc file for use in > command line scanning (not slick but it worked). Now that I have > installed the latest client, which has removed the old client, I cannot > easily create and customise a suitable old style rc file because the > latest clients uses XML. Should I re-install the old client and stop > worrying because everything will work out O.K.? > > -- > Carl Nelson > Distributed Systems Services, Computer Centre, University of Leicester, > Leicester, LE1 7RH, U.K. > Tel: +44 (0)116 252 2060, Fax: +44 (0)116 252 5027 > _______________________________________________ > Nessus mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus > _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus
