Windows Command Line Operations

You must run all programs as a local user with administrative privileges. To do so, when UAC is enabled, right-click on the installer program and select Run as Administrator.

Start or Stop Tenable Nessus Network Monitor

Action	Command to Manage Tenable Nessus Network Monitor
Start	net start "Tenable NNM Proxy"
Stop	net stop "Tenable NNM Proxy"

Alternatively, Tenable Nessus Network Monitor can be managed via the Services control panel utility. Under the list of services, find Tenable NNM Proxy Service. Right click on the service to provide a list of options for the services, including the ability to start or stop the Tenable NNM or Tenable NNM Proxy service.

File Locations

Tenable Nessus Network Monitor installs its files in the following locations:

Path	Purpose
C:\Program Files\Tenable\NNM	Contains Tenable Nessus Network Monitor binaries and dependent libraries.
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\NNM	Contains all data files consumed and output by Tenable Nessus Network Monitor and Tenable Nessus Network Monitor Proxy (e.g., configuration, plugins, logs, and reports). Note: This directory does not appear unless the Windows Hidden Files and Folders option is enabled.

Path

Purpose

C:\Program Files\Tenable\NNM

Contains Tenable Nessus Network Monitor binaries and dependent libraries.

C:\ProgramData\Tenable\NNM

Contains all data files consumed and output by Tenable Nessus Network Monitor and Tenable Nessus Network Monitor Proxy (e.g., configuration, plugins, logs, and reports).

Note: This directory does not appear unless the Windows Hidden Files and Folders option is enabled.

The following table contains the folder layout under C:\ProgramData\Tenable\NNM:

Folder	Purpose
docs	Contains the software license agreement for Tenable Nessus Network Monitor.
NNM	Parent folder for Tenable Nessus Network Monitor logs, reports, plugins, and scripts directories. Also contains the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor-services file.
db	Contains the database files relating to the configuration, reports, and users for Tenable Nessus Network Monitor.
kb	Stores the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor knowledge base, if used.
logs	Contains Tenable Nessus Network Monitor logs.
plugins	Contains the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor plugins delivered via Tenable Security Center, Tenable Vulnerability Management, the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor Feed, or updated via the command line or web interface if Tenable Nessus Network Monitor is running in Offline mode. Note: Do not change this path from the default `C:\ProgramData\Tenable\NNM\nnm` if Tenable Security Center is used to manage the plugins.
nnm-services	A file Tenable Nessus Network Monitor uses to map service names to ports. This file may be edited by the user. Plugin updates do not overwrite modifications to the file.
reports	Contains reports generated by Tenable Nessus Network Monitor . This folder contains the .nessus file generated by default.
scripts	Contains the files for the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor Web server.
ssl	Contains SSL certificates used by the proxy and web server for the SSL connection between itself and Tenable Security Center or the web browser.
users	Contains folders for user files and reports.
www	Contains the files for the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor web front-end.
`nnm-proxy`	Parent folder for files used/created by the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor proxy.
logs	Contains Tenable Nessus Network Monitor proxy and Tenable Nessus Network Monitor proxy service logs.
run	Contains process ID temporary files.