Start or Stop a Tenable Nessus Agent
The following sections describe best practices for starting and stopping a Tenable Nessus Agent on a host.
Windows
- Navigate to Services.
- In the Name column, click Tenable Nessus Agent.
- Do one of the following:
- To stop the agent service, right-click Tenable Nessus Agent, and then click Stop.
- To restart the agent service, right-click Tenable Nessus Agent, and then click Start.
Alternatively, you can start or stop an agent from the command line using the following commands:
Start or Stop |
Windows Command Line Operation |
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Start |
C:\Windows\system32>net start "Tenable Nessus Agent" |
Stop |
C:\Windows\system32>net stop "Tenable Nessus Agent" |
Linux
Use the following commands to start or stop an agent on a Linux system:
Start or Stop |
Linux Command Line Operation |
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RedHat, CentOS, and Oracle Linux |
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Start |
# systemctl start nessusagent |
Stop |
# systemctl stop nessusagent |
SUSE |
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Start |
# systemctl start nessusagent |
Stop |
# systemctl stop nessusagent |
Debian, Kali, and Ubuntu |
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Start |
# systemctl start nessusagent |
Stop |
# systemctl stop nessusagent |
macOS
- Navigate to System Preferences.
- Click the button.
- Click the button.
- Type your username and password.
- Do one of the following:
- To stop the agent service, click the Stop Nessus Agent button.
- To start the agent service, click the Start Nessus Agent button.
Alternatively, you can start or stop an agent from the command line using the following commands:
Start or Stop |
macOS Command Line Operation |
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Start |
# sudo launchctl start com.tenablesecurity.nessusagent |
Stop |
# sudo launchctl stop com.tenablesecurity.nessusagent |