Two items for consideration. 1) I'm using the following syntax for automated command line scanning with a similar setup [full_path_to_nessus] --qx [host_name_or_ip] [port] [username] [password] [full_path_to_output_file] -T nessus -c [full_path_to_dot_nessus_policy]
2) Have you tried it without the `2>&1 > errorfile.txt` portion? ---------------------------------------------------- Mike Sleeper CISSP, CCSE, CCFS Computer & Information Security Off: 803.725.3100 Lab: 803.725.2202 Pgr: 803.725.PAGE (#13146) ---------------------------------------------------- ************* DISCLAIMER *********************************** The above comments are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my employer or contractor. Any information or advice provided by me shall be given under the "caveat emptor" principal. ***************************************************************** "Chilcott, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/11/2008 08:46 AM To "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> cc Subject command line and empty reports??? Morning group, I am running RHEL 4.0, using Nessus 3.2(server) and Nessusclient 3.2.1 (client) software. Using the GUI, I can create a new scan policy “MY_MS_Patches” (scan for 2008 MS security patches). Choose a subnet to run it against and save it as: /home/mike/Nessus/Scans/winscan181_0.nessus . I then run it and in the report Tab I get a list of the vulnerable machines and their missing patches – this is good But I want to have a scan scheduled at night and have it run during off-peak hours, so I created a script.sh and entered the following commands: /opt/nessus/bin/nessus –dot-nessus /home/mike/Nessus/Scans/winscan181_0.nessus –policy ‘MY_MS_Patches’ localhost 1241 nessus password /home/mike/Nessus/Reports/winscan181_0.nbe –x 2>&1 > errorfile.txt The script runs, and creates the file: /home/mike/Nessus/Reports/winscan181_0.nbe but all that is displayed is the list of IPs scanned. I know that there should be “high” vulnerabilities; because when i run it from the GUI they are in the produced report. Any thoughts? Thanks - Mike This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [email protected] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus
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