About GVM installation and setup -------------------------------- On a fresh install or with a new GVM version you need to run the following scripts: - Run 'sudo gvm-setup' On a fresh install, note the password displayed at the end of the setup. You will need it to connect you to the Web UI GSA (greenbone-security-assistant) Or change the admin password with 'sudo -u _gvm gvmd --user=admin --new-password=yourpassword' - Run 'sudo gvm-check-setup' It will check the setup and start the all the required services if everything is OK. You can now open your browser on https://127.0.0.1:9392 and use GVM. How to use GVM in Kali / Debian ------------------------------- To start the GVM services, use: 'sudo gvm-start' To stop the GVM services, use: 'sudo gvm-stop' To update the feeds, use the command 'sudo greenbone-feed-sync' To update only a type of data, use the commande 'sudo greenbone-feed-sync --type ' Check with 'greenbone-feed-sync -h' the How to run other GVM commands in Kali / Debian ------------------------------------------------- Since gvm 11, we use a special user _gvm. You need to use this user to run the GVM commands, like 'sudo -u _gvm -- gvmd --get-scanners' 'sudo -u _gvm -- gvmd *' 'sudo greenbone-feed-sync' 'sudo -u _gvm -- gvm-cli [options]' NOTE: if you run commands only with sudo (or as root user), created or updated files may by owned by root instead of _gvm user and your installation will not work correctly. Other information ----------------- Postgresql optimization: with latest versions of postgresql gvm can be very slow. It can help to add "jit = off" in the postgresql.conf https://community.greenbone.net/t/everything-works-but-i-cant-see-any-report/5875/13 https://bugs.kali.org/view.php?id=6763