This section includes the following topics to help you get started with the application:
Nexpose is configured to start automatically when the host system starts. If you disabled the initialize/start option as part of the installation, or if you have configured your system to not start automatically as a service when the host system starts, you will need to start it manually.
Starting the Security Console for the first time will take 10 to 30 minutes because the database of vulnerabilities has to be initialized. You may log on to the Security Console Web interface immediately after the startup process has completed.
If you have disabled automatic startup, use the following procedure to start the application manually:
Use the following procedure to stop the application manually:
By default the application starts automatically as a service when Windows starts. You can disable this feature and control when the application starts and stops.
If you disabled the initialize/start option as part of the installation, you need to start the application manually.
Starting the Security Console for the first time will take 10 to 30 minutes because the database of vulnerabilities is initializing. You can log on to the Security Console Web interface immediately after startup has completed.
To start the application from graphical user interface, double-click the Nexposein the Internet folder of the Applications menu.
To start the application from the command line, take the following steps:
$ cd [installation_directory]/nsc
./nsc.sh
The installation creates a daemon named nexposeconsole.rc in the /etc/init.d/ directory.
WARNING: Do not use <CTRL+C>, it will stop the application.
To detach from a screen session, press <CTRL +A + D>.
To manually start or stop the application as a daemon, run the following commands:
service nexposeconsole start/stop
systemctl nexpose start/stop
To prevent the application daemon from automatically starting when the host system starts, run the following command:
$ update-rc.d [daemon_name] remove