Unlink an Agent

When you unlink an agent manually, the agent disappears from the Tenable Nessus Agents page, but the system retains related data for the period of time specified in agent settings. When you unlink an agent manually, the agent does not automatically relink to Tenable Nessus Manager.

Tip: You can configure agents to unlink automatically if they are inactive for some days, as described in agent settings.

To unlink agents in Tenable Nessus Manager manually:

1. In the top navigation bar, click Scans.

   The My Scans page appears.

2. In the left navigation bar, click Agents.

   The Agents page appears.

3. Do one of the following:

   To unlink a single agent:

   1. In the agents table, in the row for the agent that you want to unlink, click the button.

      A confirmation window appears.

   To unlink one agent or multiple agents:

   1. In the agents table, select the check box in each row for each agent you want to unlink.
   2. In the upper-right corner, click the Manage button.

      A drop down menu appears.

   3. Click the Unlink button.

      A confirmation window appears.

      Note: The Unlink button does not show in the drop down menu if none of the agents you selected are linked.

4. Click the Unlink button.

   The manager unlinks the agent or agents.