Ok, thanks for the info. I haven't really played around modifying the
openvasrc apart from what the client generates and changing yes, no etc., I
always use what the client generates.

Order shouldn't have mattered but there may be some mandatory fields.
Ideally, using what client generates is better.

Chandra.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shehzad Lakdawala [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:11 PM
> To: Chandrashekhar B
> Cc: Felix Wolfsteller; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Openvas-discuss] Using custom .openvasrc file 
> in Quite Mode
> 
> Dear B Chandra and Felix,
> It seems i messed up with the openvasrc file that was created 
> by the UI client. Once again i created the file and seems its 
> working. I am trying to find out which switches did i mess up 
> with and will post accordingly.
> 
> One thing i observed is that still Openvas over writes the 
> custom rc file and writes all the plugin ids BUT set them to 
> no. Secondly, the sequence in which the preferences are 
> specified in the file also makes a difference.
> 
> Thanks
> shehzad
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Chandrashekhar B 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Shehzad,
> >
> > Command looks fine, am assuming custom_openvasrc is copied 
> from user's 
> > home directory .openvasrc and it is present in the place 
> where you are 
> > running OpenVAS-Client. Instead, as felix suggested, will 
> you be able 
> > to run through the original file located in user's home 
> dir? Just to 
> > confirm if it works with the default .openvasrc file.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chandra.
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Shehzad Lakdawala [mailto:[email protected]]
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:27 PM
> >> To: Chandrashekhar B
> >> Cc: Felix Wolfsteller; [email protected]
> >> Subject: Re: [Openvas-discuss] Using custom .openvasrc 
> file in Quite 
> >> Mode
> >>
> >> Dear B Chandra,
> >> Below is the command i run.
> >>
> >> OpenVAS-Client  --batch-mode=127.0.0.1 9390 myuser mypassword 
> >> mytarget myreport.html -c custom_openvasrc
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Shehzad
> >>
> >> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Chandrashekhar B 
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > Hello Shehzad,
> >> >
> >> > Can you provide us the command you are running?
> >> >
> >> > Chandra.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: [email protected]
> >> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of 
> >> >> Shehzad Lakdawala
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:04 PM
> >> >> To: Felix Wolfsteller
> >> >> Cc: [email protected]
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Openvas-discuss] Using custom .openvasrc
> >> file in Quite
> >> >> Mode
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi felix,
> >> >> I did exactly what you said.
> >> >> First, i tried running openvas client with default 
> openvassd.conf 
> >> >> file but with same result.
> >> >>
> >> >> Second, I run openvasclient GUI, took the .openvasrc 
> file that was 
> >> >> generated by the client in the user's home folder  & 
> used the same 
> >> >> file with 'quite' mode.
> >> >>
> >> >> but did not help. I also tried  "auto_enable_new_plugins = no"
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> thanks
> >> >> shehzad
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Felix Wolfsteller 
> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> > Hi Shehzad
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I think stripping down the openvassd.conf that much is a
> >> bad idea.
> >> >> > Values from openvasrc will overwrite values from
> >> >> openvassd.conf, but
> >> >> > for some it is not allowed (e.g. logfile). You will not see
> >> >> an error
> >> >> > in this case, but the value from the openvasrc will 
> NOT be used.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I strongly suggest to use the original openvassd.conf, use
> >> >> a standard
> >> >> > openvasrc as basis (e.g. /home/<user>/.openvasrc, and redo
> >> >> some tests
> >> >> > to see if things then work as expected. I think you have to
> >> >> start the
> >> >> > client in not-batch-mode once to generate the .openvasrc.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Otherwise, OpenVAS-Client also has the hidden option -m to
> >> >> generate a
> >> >> > openvasrc, but I cannot remember details right now.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --felix
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Thursday 11 March 2010 09:04:42 you wrote:
> >> >> >> Hi Flex,
> >> >> >> thanks for the feedback. Below are my comments to your
> >> >> questions. I
> >> >> >> want to run all the scans using openvas in batch mode.
> >> The plugins
> >> >> >> and settings have to be different for different scans. e.g
> >> >> differnt
> >> >> >> rc file for web apps, windows, linux etc etc
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Below is what i have done
> >> >> >> 1. I have removed all the settings from the openvassd
> >> except the
> >> >> >> location for the plugins and cache folder. (The reason i
> >> >> did this is
> >> >> >> because i though that openvassd.conf is overwriting the 
> >> >> >> custom_openvassrc 2. I created a custom_openvasrc file
> >> >> with all the
> >> >> >> settings, plugins selection, SSH username, SMB username
> >> >> etc 3. I run
> >> >> >> OpenVAS-Client in batch mode with the below command
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> OpenVAS-Client  --batch-mode=127.0.0.1 9390 myuser 
> mypassword 
> >> >> >> mytarget myreport.html -c custom_openvasrc
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> The output is
> >> >> >> 1. The scan is running through all the plugins 2. The
> >> logs are not
> >> >> >> getting generated to the location mentioned in the
> >> >> custom_openvasrc
> >> >> >> file 3. The custom_openvasrc file is getting overwritten
> >> >> with all the
> >> >> >> available plugins and set to 'yes'
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Attached is openvassd.conf and custom_openvassrc file for
> >> >> your reference.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Shehzad Lakdawala
> >> >> >> Linkdin: http://ae.linkedin.com/in/shehzadl
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
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