User guide

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Note that the examples below at this point will be in the standard Linux format. Please adjust for your
operating system accordingly.
Nessus Command Line Help Commands
To display the command line usage for nessuscli, type the following:
Windows:
C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus>nessuscli help
Unix and Mac OS X (modify path for your installation):
# /opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli help
The output will display as follows:
Usage: nessuscli command [options]
Usage: nessuscli command help
Fix Commands:
- fix [--secure] --list
- fix [--secure] --set <name=value>
- fix [--secure] --get <name>
- fix [--secure] --delete <name>
- fix --list-interfaces
- fix --reset
Software Update Commands:
- update
- update --all
- update --plugins-only
- update <plugin archive>
Certificate Commands:
- mkcert-client
- mkcert
- mkcert -q
User Commands:
- rmuser [username]
- chpasswd [username]
- adduser [username]
- lsuser
Bug Reporting Commands:
- bug-report-generator
- bug-report-generator --quiet [--full] [--scrub]
Fetch Commands:
- fetch --register <serial>
- fetch --register-offline [<file.rc>]
- fetch --check
- fetch --code-in-use
- fetch --challenge
- fetch --security-center