


This user will have ‘admin’ privileges within the Nessus server Please see the nessus-adduser manual for the rules syntax.Įnter the rules for this user, and enter a BLANK LINE once you are done: (the user can have an empty rules set) For instance, you may want him to be able to scan his own host only. Nessusd has a rules system which allows you to restrict the hosts that admin has the right to test. We can do that with the command below:ĭo you want this user to be a Nessus ‘admin’ user ? (can upload plugins, etc…) (y/n) : y

To install Nessus we must run the following command:Īfterwards we need to add an administrator that will be in charge of the Nessus configuration.
