Triggered Agent Scan Commands

List Triggered Scan Details

Required User Role: User with administrator privileges

List details about the agent's triggered scan rules by running the following command:

The output includes the following information:

• Scan name

• Status (for example, uploaded)

• Time of last activity (shown next to the status)

• Scan description

• Time of last policy modification

• Time of last run

• Scan triggers

• Scan configuration template

• Command to launch the scan (nessuscli scan-triggers --start --UUID=<scan-uuid>)

Note: Triggered scanning is only available for agents linked to Tenable Vulnerability Management. For more information, see Triggered Agent Scans in the Tenable Vulnerability Management 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:

Launch a Triggered Scan

Required User Role: User with administrator privileges

Launch an existing triggered scan manually by running the following command:

Note: Triggered scanning is only available for agents linked to Tenable Vulnerability Management. For more information, see Triggered Agent Scans in the Tenable Vulnerability Management 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: