metasploit - setup

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installinstall

see install

setupsetup

connection to DB

–either– manual setup

as postgres

su - postgres
createuser msf -P -S -R -D
createdb -O msf msf
^D

check

psql -U msf -h localhost
\list
^D

setup

cd /opt/metasploit-framework/config/
cp -i database.yml.example database.yml
vi database.yml

  database: msf
  username: msf
  password: PASSWORD-HERE

–or– auto setup

#export PATH=/usr/lib/postgresql/12/bin:$PATH
export PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:$PATH
which pg_ctl; which initdb

cd /opt/metasploit-framework/
#./msfdb delete
#./msfdb init
./msfdb reinit

nevermind the MSF web service

ps auxww | grep thin
kill XXX

database checkdatabase check

tail -n0 -F /var/log/* /var/log/*/* /var/lib/postgresql/logfile

as root otherwise you cannot scan UDP from within the framework

screen -S msf
msfconsole
# -q
db_status
show nops