CentOS 7.x Install nessus

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To Install nessus on CentOS 7.x use following steps:

  1. Disable firewalld and selinux
    systemctl stop firewalld
    systemctl disable firewalld
    setenforce 0
    #set SELINUX=disabled in below file
    vim /etc/sysconfig/selinux
  2. Copy nessus rpm and use "yum localinstall" to install it. For Example
    yum localinstall Nessus-8.1.2-es7.x86_64.rpm
  3. Start and enable nessusd
    systemctl start nessusd
    systemctl enable nessusd #Gives error
  4. Access nessus at https://FQDN:8834/ port
  5. Create root account with desired password
  6. Paste activation key for 7 day trial
  7. Wait for installer to download plugins and compile them. It might take considerable time.



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