I have been running Nessus on my Macs, Linux, and Windows boxes for years,
and recently upgraded my MacBook Pro from Tiger to Leopard. But, when I
start the Nessus Server manager I see it ³Processing the Plugins² and then
it says ³The Nessus server is not running²

Yet, when I do a ps I see this..
> Macintosh:~ sck$ ps auxww | grep -i nessus
> sck      25603   0.5  0.4   442060  11536   ??  S     9:39PM   0:01.80
> /Applications/Nessus/Nessus Client.app/Contents/MacOS/Nessus Client
> -psn_0_811206
> sck      25658   0.0  0.0    75964      0 s000  R+    9:42PM   0:00.00 grep -i
> nessus
> root     25609   0.0  0.0    91372    360   ??  S     9:39PM   0:00.01
> /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessusd -a 127.0.0.1 -D
> sck      25590   0.0  0.2   436648   7840   ??  S     9:38PM   0:01.32
> /Applications/Nessus/Nessus Server Manager.app/Contents/MacOS/Nessus Server
> Manager -psn_0_807109
But, when I check for a listener on 1241.
> Macintosh:~ sck$ netstat -na | grep 1241
> Macintosh:~ sck$ netstat -na | grep -i listen
> tcp4       0      0  127.0.0.1.1100         *.*                    LISTEN
> tcp4       0      0  *.31416                *.*                    LISTEN
> tcp4       0      0  127.0.0.1.631          *.*                    LISTEN
> tcp6       0      0  ::1.631                *.*                    LISTEN
>  56d7aa0 stream      0      0  63d7c20        0        0        0
> /tmp/launch-eWsgeS/Listeners

So it isn¹t running a listener, and the only log details I see are...
> Macintosh:~ sck$ sudo grep -i nessus /var/log/* | grep 21
> /var/log/appfirewall.log:Dec  9 21:39:22 Macintosh Firewall[34]: nessusd is
> listening from 127.0.0.1:1241 uid = 0 proto=6
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:35:40 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Nessus 3
> Installation Log
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:35:40 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Opened from:
> /Volumes/Nessus 3/Nessus 3.mpkg
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:35:43 Macintosh Installer[25537]: fileURLForURL
> = x-disc://Nessus%203/Nessus%203.mpkg
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:35:43 Macintosh Installer[25537]: fileURLForURL
> = file://localhost/Volumes/Nessus%203/Nessus%203.mpkg
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:35:43 Macintosh Installer[25537]: fileURLForURL
> = x-disc://Nessus%203/Nessus%203.mpkg/Contents/Packages/Nessus%20Server.pkg
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:35:43 Macintosh Installer[25537]: fileURLForURL
> = 
> file://localhost/Volumes/Nessus%203/Nessus%203.mpkg/Contents/Packages/Nessus%2
> 0Server.pkg
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:35:43 Macintosh Installer[25537]: fileURLForURL
> = x-disc://Nessus%203/Nessus%203.mpkg/Contents/Packages/Nessus%20Client.pkg
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:35:43 Macintosh Installer[25537]: fileURLForURL
> = 
> file://localhost/Volumes/Nessus%203/Nessus%203.mpkg/Contents/Packages/Nessus%2
> 0Client.pkg
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:35:43 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Package
> Authoring Warning: Nessus 3.mpkg authorization level is NoAuthorization but
> was promoted to RootAuthorization for compatibility, ensure authorization
> level is sufficient to install.
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:35:45 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Found receipt
> (full match) for (Nessus Client / com.tenablesecurity.nessus3osx): (Nessus
> Client / com.tenablesecurity.nessus3osx)
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:35:45 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Found receipt
> (full match) for (Nessus Server / com.tenablesecurity.nessusd): (Nessus Server
> / com.tenablesecurity.nessusd)
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:09 Macintosh Installer[25537]:     Upgrade:
> "Nessus 3"
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:09 Macintosh Installer[25537]:
> Nessus 3.mpkg : ident.mpkg.Nessus 3 : 0.0.0.1.0
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:09 Macintosh Installer[25537]:     Upgrade:
> "Nessus Server"
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:09 Macintosh Installer[25537]:
> Nessus Server.pkg : com.tenablesecurity.nessusd : 3.0.6.3.0
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:09 Macintosh Installer[25537]:     Upgrade:
> "Nessus Client"
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:09 Macintosh Installer[25537]:
> Nessus Client.pkg : com.tenablesecurity.nessus3osx : 3.0.6.3.0
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:09 Macintosh Installer[25537]:
> -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlan]:
> file://localhost/Volumes/Nessus%203/Nessus%203.mpkg
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:09 Macintosh Installer[25537]:
> -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlan]:
> file://localhost/Volumes/Nessus%203/Nessus%203.mpkg/Contents/Packages/Nessus%2
> 0Server.pkg
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:09 Macintosh Installer[25537]:
> -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlan]:
> file://localhost/Volumes/Nessus%203/Nessus%203.mpkg/Contents/Packages/Nessus%2
> 0Client.pkg
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:09 Macintosh Installer[25537]:
> -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlan]:
> file://localhost/Volumes/Nessus%203/Nessus%203.mpkg
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:09 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Found receipt
> (full match) for (Nessus Server / com.tenablesecurity.nessusd): (Nessus Server
> / com.tenablesecurity.nessusd)
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:10 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Found receipt
> (full match) for (Nessus Client / com.tenablesecurity.nessus3osx): (Nessus
> Client / com.tenablesecurity.nessus3osx)
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:11 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Create
> temporary directory "/private/tmp/Nessus 3.mpkg.25537i12rwa"
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:11 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Assembling
> temporary receipt for Nessus 3
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:11 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Processing
> Nessus Server:
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:12 Macintosh Installer[25537]:     It took
> 1.73 seconds to create the install plan for Nessus Server.
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:38 Macintosh Installer[25537]:     run
> postupgrade script for Nessus Server
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:39 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Processing
> Nessus Client:
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:39 Macintosh Installer[25537]:     It took
> 0.03 seconds to create the install plan for Nessus Client.
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:39 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Removing
> temporary directory "/private/tmp/Nessus 3.mpkg.25537i12rwa"
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:40 Macintosh runner[25541]: Touched
> '/Applications/Nessus/Nessus Client.app'
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:40 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Registered
> /Applications/Nessus/Nessus Client.app.
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:40 Macintosh runner[25541]: Touched
> '/Applications/Nessus/Nessus Server Manager.app'
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:40 Macintosh Installer[25537]: Registered
> /Applications/Nessus/Nessus Server Manager.app.
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:40 Macintosh runner[25541]: Touched
> '/./Applications/Nessus/Nessus Server Manager.app'
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:40 Macintosh runner[25541]: Touched
> '/./Applications/Nessus'
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:40 Macintosh runner[25541]: Touched
> '/./Applications/Nessus/Nessus Client.app'
> /var/log/install.log:Dec  9 21:38:40 Macintosh runner[25541]: Touched
> '/./Applications/Nessus'
> /var/log/secure.log:Dec  9 21:38:55 Macintosh com.apple.SecurityServer[20]:
> Succeeded authorizing right system.privilege.admin by client
> /usr/libexec/security_authtrampoline for authorization created by
> /Applications/Nessus/Nessus Server Manager.app.
> /var/log/secure.log:Dec  9 21:38:55 Macintosh com.apple.SecurityServer[20]:
> Succeeded authorizing right system.privilege.admin by client
> /usr/libexec/security_authtrampoline for authorization created by
> /Applications/Nessus/Nessus Server Manager.app.
> /var/log/secure.log:Dec  9 21:38:55 Macintosh com.apple.SecurityServer[20]:
> Succeeded authorizing right system.privilege.admin by client
> /usr/libexec/security_authtrampoline for authorization created by
> /Applications/Nessus/Nessus Server Manager.app.
> /var/log/secure.log:Dec  9 21:38:55 Macintosh authexec[25595]: executing
> /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessus-autoupdate.sh
> /var/log/secure.log:Dec  9 21:38:55 Macintosh com.apple.SecurityServer[20]:
> Succeeded authorizing right system.privilege.admin by client
> /usr/libexec/security_authtrampoline for authorization created by
> /Applications/Nessus/Nessus Server Manager.app.
> /var/log/secure.log:Dec  9 21:38:55 Macintosh authexec[25597]: executing
> /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessus-autoload.sh
> /var/log/secure.log:Dec  9 21:38:55 Macintosh com.apple.SecurityServer[20]:
> Succeeded authorizing right system.privilege.admin by client
> /usr/libexec/security_authtrampoline for authorization created by
> /Applications/Nessus/Nessus Server Manager.app.
> /var/log/secure.log:Dec  9 21:38:55 Macintosh authexec[25599]: executing
> /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessus-autoload.sh
> /var/log/secure.log:Dec  9 21:38:58 Macintosh com.apple.SecurityServer[20]:
> Succeeded authorizing right system.privilege.admin by client
> /usr/libexec/security_authtrampoline for authorization created by
> /Applications/Nessus/Nessus Server Manager.app.
> /var/log/secure.log:Dec  9 21:38:58 Macintosh authexec[25601]: executing
> /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessusd
> /var/log/secure.log:Dec  9 21:39:27 Macintosh com.apple.SecurityServer[20]:
> Succeeded authorizing right system.privilege.admin by client
> /usr/libexec/security_authtrampoline for authorization created by
> /Applications/Nessus/Nessus Server Manager.app.
> /var/log/system.log:Dec  9 09:03:21 biko authexec[20236]: executing
> /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessusd
> /var/log/system.log:Dec  9 09:09:21 biko
> [0x0-0x6c06c].com.tenablesecurity.nessus_server_manager[20308]: *** 'ca_file'
> is not set - did you run nessus-mkcert ?
> /var/log/system.log:Dec  9 21:35:25 Macintosh fseventsd[26]: log dir:
> /Volumes/Nessus 3/.fseventsd getting new uuid:
> 1F98D2FA-6292-4143-91EB-AAD6F90D9250
> /var/log/system.log:Dec  9 21:38:55 Macintosh authexec[25595]: executing
> /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessus-autoupdate.sh
> /var/log/system.log:Dec  9 21:38:55 Macintosh authexec[25597]: executing
> /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessus-autoload.sh
> /var/log/system.log:Dec  9 21:38:55 Macintosh authexec[25599]: executing
> /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessus-autoload.sh
> /var/log/system.log:Dec  9 21:38:58 Macintosh authexec[25601]: executing
> /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessusd
> /var/log/system.log:Dec  9 21:39:22 Macintosh
> [0x0-0xc50c5].com.tenablesecurity.nessus_server_manager[25590]: *** 'ca_file'
> is not set - did you run nessus-mkcert ?
Any ideas?

Scott


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