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Nessuscli Agent
Use the nessuscli agent utility to perform some Nessus Agent functions through a command line interface.
Note: You must run all nessuscli agent commands as a user with administrative privileges.
Nessuscli Agent Syntax
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Operating System |
Command |
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Linux |
# /opt/nessus_agent/sbin/nessuscli agent <arg1> <arg2> |
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Mac OS X |
# /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/nessuscli <arg1> <arg2> |
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Windows |
C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus Agent
or C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus Agent Run |
Nessuscli Agent Commands
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| Help Commands | |
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# nessuscli agent help
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Displays a list of Nessus Agent commands. |
| Bug Reporting Commands | |
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# nessuscli bug-report-generator |
Generates an archive of system diagnostics. If you run this command without arguments, the utility prompts you for values. Possible arguments: --quiet: Run the bug report generator without prompting user for feedback. --scrub: When in quiet mode, the bug report generator sanitizes the last two octets of the IPv4 address. --full: When in quiet mode, the bug report generator collects extra data. |
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Local Agent Commands Used to link, unlink, and display agent status |
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| # nessuscli agent link --key=<key> --host=<host> --port=<port> |
Using the Nessus Agent Linking Key, this command links the agent to the Nessus Manager or Tenable.io. Required arguments: --key=<key> --host=<host> --port=<port> Optional arguments: --name=<name> --groups=<group1,group2,...> --ca-path=<ca_file_name> --proxy-host=<host> --proxy-port=<port> --proxy-username=<username> --proxy-password=<password> --proxy-agent=<agent> Tenable.io arguments: --cloud |
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# nessuscli agent unlink |
Unlinks agent from the Nessus Manager or Tenable.io. |
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# nessuscli agent status |
Displays the status of the agent, jobs pending, and if the agent linked or not linked to server. Example Status: Agent linked Agent not linked to a server Agent is linked to 192.168.0.1:8834 |