problem with updateplugins.pl (inprotect Inst-Man step 12)
Simon Meggle
meggles at tbk-patent.de
Thu Dec 2 07:15:48 EST 2004
Hi Dave,
adding a server via web interface didn't work. So i added the server
manually:
mysql> insert into nessus_servers(id,hostname, port, user, password)
values(1, 'localhost', 1241, 'root', 'mypasswd');
After that, running updateplugins let me configure inprotect via web
interface.
I hope this is a solution for others, too. Thanks a lot , Dave!
Simon
Dave King wrote:
> Heya Simon-
> I believe I remember a post on the Inprotect mailing list that
> talked about this problem. Apparently before you run updateplugins.pl
> you must add a server by going to Settings->Nessus Servers on the web
> interface after logging in. After you add a new server then
> update_plugins.pl should work just fine. If that doesn't work or it
> won't let you add a new server you may want to try the official
> Inprotect mailing list (you can sign up for this at
> http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=67220 ). I'm happy to help as
> well, it's just been a while since I've set up Inprotect from scratch.
>
> Laters,
> Dave King
>
>
> Simon Meggle wrote:
>
>> Hi Dave,
>> the problem is that the inprotect interface doesnt let me configure
>> anything, i get the error message:
>> "Please run updateplugins.pl script first before using web interface."
>> So i try to run updateplugins.pl for a week now... :-)
>> Would be great if you could help me running this script. I never
>> changed anything despite of the comment/uncomment in line 104 and 106
>> (the known bug....)
>> Thanks a lot!!
>> Simon
>>
>>
>> Dave King wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Simon-
>>> Don't worry about the finish error showing up in the logs, it's
>>> just a warning. As far as the other part, it looks like it's not
>>> correctly reading info from your config file (or it's reading it,
>>> but it's blank). The command should read something like this:
>>>
>>> /usr/local/bin/nessus -qxpS localhost 1241 username password >
>>> /tmp/plugins.sql
>>>
>>> The config file should be in /usr/local/etc/inprotect.cfg, make sure
>>> that has the correct settings.
>>>
>>> Laters,
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> Simon Meggle wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>> first: thanks for your help!
>>>>
>>>> (I have tested temporarly with the original updateplugins.pl
>>>> script, plus
>>>> line 104 and 106 editing. No success - same return line on the
>>>> shell, same
>>>> log entry.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Without any further editing of the .pl file, the updateplugins.log
>>>> shows:
>>>> --- cut ---
>>>> Can't call method "finish" on an undefined value at
>>>> updateplugins.pl line
>>>> 354.
>>>> --- cut ---
>>>>
>>>> Line 354 is:
>>>>
>>>> --- cut ---
>>>> # Cleanup statement handles
>>>> #$sth_sel2->finish();
>>>> 354==> $sth_sel3->finish();
>>>>
>>>> disconn_db($dbh);
>>>>
>>>> #end of main
>>>> }
>>>> --- cut ---
>>>>
>>>> After adding "your" 'print' command, clearing the logfile and
>>>> executing the
>>>> script again, the log contains:
>>>> --- cut ---
>>>> /usr/local/bin/nessus -qxpS > /tmp/plugins.sql #->caused by the
>>>> modifcaton of the script
>>>> Can't call method "finish" on an undefined value at
>>>> updateplugins.pl line
>>>> 356.
>>>> --- cut ---
>>>>
>>>> Is line 1 the output you expectet - or is it wrong?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you very much!
>>>>
>>>> Simon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>>> Von: daveInprotect at davewking.com [mailto:daveInprotect at davewking.com]
>>>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 1. Dezember 2004 08:44
>>>> An: Simon Meggle
>>>> Betreff: Re: AW: problem with updateplugins.pl (inprotect Inst-Man
>>>> step
>>>> 12)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Glad I could help. Looks like something strang is happening on line
>>>> 114. For some reason it thinks it's either gettting too many or not
>>>> enough parameters. First I would check out
>>>> /var/logs/updateplugins.log
>>>> to see if it can give any hints. If not, then you can try adding
>>>> this
>>>> on line 112 (between the if ($updateplugins==1) and the #Dump Nessus
>>>> plugins . . .)
>>>>
>>>> print "$CONFIG{'NESSUSPATH'} -qxpS $nessusserver $nessusport
>>>> $nessususer
>>>> $nessuspassw > $tempfile";
>>>>
>>>> (this is just line 114 but with a print instead of a system). This
>>>> will print the command it's trying to run to the log file. Look at
>>>> this
>>>> and make sure it has all the right settings and nothing funny on it.
>>>> Also, I guess there's a chance that when you modified it before that
>>>> some other problem was introduced, so you may try simply replacing the
>>>> it with a clean one, and then fixing the comments.
>>>>
>>>> Laters,
>>>> Dave King
>>>>
>>>> Simon Meggle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Dave, hi everybody,
>>>>> that worked for me, thank you.
>>>>> Executing updateplugins.pl now takes much more time than before -
>>>>> nothing
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> to
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> worry about; that gives me the hope that something is going on...
>>>>> But - after 4-5 minutes there ist another problem :-)
>>>>> The script ends with one line i can't explain:
>>>>> --- cut ---
>>>>> [root at ntbk bin]# perl updateplugins.pl
>>>>> list-sessions only requires -q host port user pass
>>>>> [root at ntbk bin]#
>>>>> --- cut ---
>>>>> Can you / or anybody explain what's wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you very much,
>>>>> Simon
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>>>> Von: daveInprotect at davewking.com [mailto:daveInprotect at davewking.com]
>>>>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 30. November 2004 17:50
>>>>> An: Simon Meggle
>>>>> Betreff: Re: problem with updateplugins.pl (inprotect Inst-Man
>>>>> step 12)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a bug in Inprotect 0.20. You need to comment out line 106
>>>>> and
>>>>> uncomment line 104.
>>>>>
>>>>> Laters,
>>>>> Dave King
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Simon Meggle wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> i have installed inprotect on a red hat 9 machine with the following
>>>>>> packets:
>>>>>> PHP 4.3.9
>>>>>> Apache 2
>>>>>> Perl 5.8.0
>>>>>> nessus 2.2
>>>>>> inprotect 0.20
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I followed the installation manual of inprotect, but on step 12
>>>>>> (running
>>>>>> updateplugins.pl) i have big problems. After exectuting
>>>>>> updateplugins.pl i
>>>>>> can see in the logfile:
>>>>>> ---- cut ----
>>>>>> Tue Nov 30 16:31:24 2004 updateplugins: No new plugins installed at
>>>>>> updateplugins.pl line 106.
>>>>>> ---- cut ----
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Line 106 in updateplugins.pl is:
>>>>>> ---- cut ----
>>>>>> #execute nessus-update-plugins
>>>>>> #system ("nessus-update-plugins") == 0 or print
>>>>>> localtime(time)."
>>>>>> updateplugins: No new plugins installed";
>>>>>> #If used patch for nessus-update-plugins, we may pass
>>>>>> parameter on
>>>>>> the command line.
>>>>>> 106==> system ("nessus-update-plugins.141 -u
>>>>>> $inprotect_url/nessus") == 0
>>>>>> or die localtime(time)." updateplugins: No new plugins installed";
>>>>>>
>>>>>> #Sleep 30 sec, allow nessusd to restart
>>>>>> sleep 30;
>>>>>> ---- cut ----22
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please, can oyu help me?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Greets from Munich,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Simon
>>>>>>
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