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Nessus 5.0 Installation and Configuration Guide - Tenable Network

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At this point, <strong>Nessus</strong> will continue by loading a page in your default web browser that will<br />

h<strong>and</strong>le the initial configuration, which is discussed in the section “Feed Registration <strong>and</strong> GUI<br />

<strong>Configuration</strong>”.<br />

STARTING AND STOPPING THE NESSUS SERVICE<br />

After the installation, the nessusd service will start. During each reboot, the service will<br />

automatically start. If there is a reason to start or stop the service, it can be done via a<br />

Terminal window (comm<strong>and</strong> line). The comm<strong>and</strong> must be run as “root”, or via sudo:<br />

Action Comm<strong>and</strong> to Manage nessusd<br />

Start<br />

Stop<br />

# launchctl load -w<br />

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.tenablesecurity.nessusd.plist<br />

# launchctl unload -w<br />

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.tenablesecurity.nessusd.plist<br />

REMOVING NESSUS<br />

To remove <strong>Nessus</strong>, delete the following directories:<br />

/Library/<strong>Nessus</strong><br />

/Applications/<strong>Nessus</strong><br />

/Library/Receipts/<strong>Nessus</strong>*<br />

If you are unfamiliar with Unix comm<strong>and</strong> line usage on a Mac OS X system,<br />

please contact <strong>Tenable</strong> Support for assistance.<br />

Copyright © 2002-2012 <strong>Tenable</strong> <strong>Network</strong> Security, Inc.<br />

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