Default Data Directories
The default Nessus data directory contains logs, certificates, temporary files, database backups, plugins databases, and other automatically generated files.
Refer to the following table to determine the default data directory for your operating system.
Operating System |
Directory |
---|---|
Linux |
/opt/nessus/var/nessus |
Windows |
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus |
macOS |
/Library/Nessus/run/var/nessus |
Note: Nessus does not support using symbolic links for /opt/nessus/.