Am Dienstag, 11. Oktober 2016, 11:51:13 schrieb tatooin: > I'm using OpenVAS to scan large networks using default scan profiles. So > far so good. However, at some points during the scan, the system becomes > unresponsive, while OpenVAS keeps running and scanning. So the system > works, but very very very slowly until the scan finish. > > Sometimes I can't even ssh into the system anymore. When this happens, > if I run a top command; while the command takes ages to succeed, it > doesn't show any particular overload. CPU and memory consumption are > perfectly normal, and actually even low. > > So I suspect a problem of buffer; probably network buffers since this > happens only when scanning large networks (/22 or above). > > Is there any /proc settings I could tweak to fix the issue ? I'm using > Openvas on kali linux.
Usually if shell the commands take very long, you see 100% CPU loads. Maybe your disk IO? -- Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner | +49-541-335084-0 | http://www.greenbone.net/ Greenbone Networks GmbH, Neuer Graben 17, 49074 Osnabrück | AG Osnabrück, HR B 202460 Geschäftsführer: Lukas Grunwald, Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner _______________________________________________ Openvas-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wald.intevation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openvas-discuss
