Specifications

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Alternatively, Nessus may be started using the following command depending on the operating system platform:
Operating System
Command to Start nessusd
Red Hat, CentOS, & Oracle Linux
# /sbin/service nessusd start
Fedora
# /sbin/service nessusd start
SuSE
# /etc/rc.d/nessusd start
Debian/Kali
# /etc/init.d/nessusd start
FreeBSD
# service nessusd start
Ubuntu
# /etc/init.d/nessusd start
Continue with the section “Feed Registration and GUI Configuration” to install the plugin Activation Code.
Stop the Nessus Daemon
It is recommended that you use the more graceful shutdown script provided by your operating system:
Operating System
Command to Stop nessusd
Red Hat, CentOS, & Oracle Linux
# /sbin/service nessusd stop
Fedora
# /sbin/service nessusd stop
SuSE
# /etc/rc.d/nessusd stop
Debian/Kali
# /etc/init.d/nessusd stop
FreeBSD
# service nessusd stop
Ubuntu
# /etc/init.d/nessusd stop
If you need to stop the nessusd service for any reason, the following command will halt Nessus and abruptly stop any
on-going scans:
# killall nessusd
Removing Nessus
The following table provides instructions for removing the Nessus server on all supported platforms. Except for the Mac
OS X instructions, the instructions provided will not remove the configuration files or files that were not part of the original
installation. Files that were part of the original package but have changed since installation will not be removed either. To
completely remove the remaining files use the following command: