Update the Plugins Only

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 update plugins, you can override your update settings by using nessuscli update with the --plugins-only option:

# nessuscli update --plugins-only

The following is example output for Linux:

# /opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli update --plugins-only

 

----- Fetching the newest updates from nessus.org -----

 

Nessus Plugins: Complete

 

* Nessus Plugins are now up to date and Nessus processes the changes automatically.

Command Quick Reference

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