On Friday 20 March 2009 15:42:15 John A. Sullivan III wrote: > Argh! I was hoping to send my results before you took the time to > respond but it looks like our emails crossed. My test was slightly > different than what you propose. Please let me know if my methodology > was inadequate. Thanks - John Honestly, I do not know. The ultimate test is to see if the scans yield different results. I would say: looks good.
-- felix > On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 15:29 +0100, Felix Wolfsteller wrote: > > On Friday 20 March 2009 13:37:11 John A. Sullivan III wrote: > > > I'm quite keen to do that and my scripts have almost all been modified. > > > However, I would I know this worked? Do I count the plugin lines in the > > > rc file before and after running? Do I delete all the plugin lines in > > > the rc file before running and see if anything at all is run? > > > > Sounds good to me. > > 1) Move some scripts away on server side, > > 2) rebuild the cache (delete the cache files .desc, restart server). > > 3) Get a coffee. > > 4) Remove plugin lines in clients rc. > > 5) Scan. > > 6) Backup rc file of client. > > 7) On server, move scripts back. > > 8) Ensure that cache is rebuild (restart server, verify by looking for > > new .desc s). > > 9) Scan. > > 10) Compare rc against back-uped one and especially look for new enabled > > plugins. > > > > > Alas, I am ignorant of the OpenVAS internals and sorely pressed for > > > time on the overall project of which this is just a part (hence can't > > > take much time right now to learn the internals). I'll gladly share > > > the results once I know how to test. Thanks - John > > > > Thats a pity, we all hope that it will change soon :) > > > > -- felix > > > > > On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 11:07 +0100, Felix Wolfsteller wrote: > > > > "auto_enable_new_plugins" will switch new plugins on or off. In order > > > > to _get_ new plugins (wich, afaik are always added to the rc) you > > > > have to reconnect. As with the cron-job and the CLI you are freshly > > > > connecting each time you start a scan, that should be ensured. > > > > But I am not 100% sure that the "auto_enable_new_plugins" comes into > > > > effect when using the CLI. > > > > Would be nice if you report that (or if) it works. > > > > > > > > --felix > > > > > > > > On Friday 20 March 2009 10:51:23 John A. Sullivan III wrote: > > > > > That would be fabulous and so much simpler. So the plugins do not > > > > > need to be listed in the rc file first? I was ignorantly assuming > > > > > that would merely change the status from no to yes but then those > > > > > wouldn't be new plugins, would they! Thanks - John > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 09:27 +0530, Chandrashekhar B wrote: > > > > > > Hello John, > > > > > > > > > > > > I think, adding "auto_enable_new_plugins = yes" should do the job > > > > > > in the rc file. > > > > > > > > > > > > Chandra. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > > > > > John A. Sullivan III > > > > > > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:36 AM > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Subject: [Openvas-discuss] updaterc script? > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, all. We are delighted that, after tracking down a pile of > > > > > > dependencies, our CentOS 5.2 based automated vulnerability > > > > > > scanning server is running on OpenVAS. However, it is automated > > > > > > and runs scans from cron jobs calling OpenVAS-Client in batch > > > > > > mode. Thus, updating the rc files with the latest plugins is a > > > > > > problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there an OpenVAS equivalent of the various update-nessusrc > > > > > > scripts we used to use under Nessus? Thanks - John -- Felix Wolfsteller | ++49-541-335 08 3451 | http://www.intevation.de/ PGP Key: 39DE0100 Intevation GmbH, Neuer Graben 17, 49074 Osnabrück | AG Osnabrück, HR B 18998 Geschäftsführer: Frank Koormann, Bernhard Reiter, Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner _______________________________________________ Openvas-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wald.intevation.org/mailman/listinfo/openvas-discuss
