Backup Commands

Create Tenable Nessus Backup

Required User Role: User with administrator privileges

To create a backup of your Tenable Nessus instance, use the following command:

# nessuscli backup --create <backup_filename>

The backup includes your license and setting configurations. The backup does not include scan results. For more information, see Back Up Tenable Nessus in the Tenable Nessus User Guide.

To see and copy the full command for your specific operating system, see the Command Quick Reference.

Command Quick Reference

For the full command for your operating system, see the following:

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C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessuscli.exe backup --create <backup_filename>
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/Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessuscli backup --create <backup_filename>
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/opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli backup --create <backup_filename>

Restore Tenable Nessus Backup

Required User Role: User with administrator privileges

To restore a previously saved backup of Tenable Nessus, use the following command:

# nessuscli backup --restore <path/to/backup_filename>

For more information, see Back Up Tenable Nessus in the Tenable Nessus User Guide.

To see and copy the full command for your specific operating system, see the Command Quick Reference.

Command Quick Reference

For the full command for your operating system, see the following:

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C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessuscli.exe backup --restore <path/to/backup_filename>
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/Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessuscli backup --restore <path/to/backup_filename>
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/opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli backup --restore <path/to/backup_filename>