Update a Specific Plugin Archive

Required User Role: User with administrator privileges

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

Usage

If you want to supply a plugin archive (for example, for offline updates or supplying custom plugins), add the file name after the update command:

# nessuscli update examplefilename.tar.gz

 

* Update successful. The changes will be automatically processed by Nessus.

Command Quick Reference

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

Copy 
C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessuscli.exe update examplefilename.tar.gz
Copy 
/Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessuscli update examplefilename.tar.gz
Copy 
/opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli update examplefilename.tar.gz