Starting and Stopping OpenVAS

Starting OpenVAS

To start OpenVAS on Kali Linux, you can go the console and type:

sudo gvm-start

[>] Please wait for the GVM services to start.
[>]
[>] You might need to refresh your browser once it opens.
[>]
[>]  Web UI (Greenbone Security Assistant): https://127.0.0.1:9392

● gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad)
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/gsad.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-03-21 19:15:38 EDT; 32ms ago
       Docs: man:gsad(8)
             https://www.greenbone.net
   Main PID: 3065 (gsad)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 4599)
     Memory: 1.5M
        CPU: 21ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/gsad.service
             └─3065 /usr/sbin/gsad --foreground --listen 127.0.0.1 --port 9392

Mar 21 19:15:38 kali systemd[1]: Starting gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad)...
Mar 21 19:15:38 kali systemd[1]: Started gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad).

● gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd)
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/gvmd.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-03-21 19:15:33 EDT; 5s ago
       Docs: man:gvmd(8)
    Process: 2974 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gvmd --osp-vt-update=/run/ospd/ospd.sock --listen-group=_gvm (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 2975 (gvmd)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 4599)
     Memory: 166.3M
        CPU: 1.506s
     CGroup: /system.slice/gvmd.service
             └─2975 "gvmd: gvmd: Wa" --osp-vt-update=/run/ospd/ospd.sock --listen-group=_gvm

Mar 21 19:15:29 kali systemd[1]: Starting gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd)...
Mar 21 19:15:30 kali systemd[1]: gvmd.service: Can't open PID file /run/gvmd/gvmd.pid (yet?) after start: Operation not permitted
Mar 21 19:15:33 kali systemd[1]: Started gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd).

● ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas)
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ospd-openvas.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-03-21 19:15:29 EDT; 8s ago
       Docs: man:ospd-openvas(8)
             man:openvas(8)
    Process: 2919 ExecStart=/usr/bin/ospd-openvas --config /etc/gvm/ospd-openvas.conf --log-config /etc/gvm/ospd-logging.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 2947 (ospd-openvas)
      Tasks: 5 (limit: 4599)
     Memory: 56.5M
        CPU: 1.544s
     CGroup: /system.slice/ospd-openvas.service
             ├─2947 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/ospd-openvas --config /etc/gvm/ospd-openvas.conf --log-config /etc/gvm/ospd-logging.conf
             └─2951 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/ospd-openvas --config /etc/gvm/ospd-openvas.conf --log-config /etc/gvm/ospd-logging.conf

Mar 21 19:15:27 kali systemd[1]: Starting ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas)...
Mar 21 19:15:29 kali systemd[1]: Started ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas).

[>] Opening Web UI (https://127.0.0.1:9392) in: 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...

After this the default web browser will open and will open the OpenVAS Greenbone Security Assistant (basically the web interface that allows to control OpenVAS).

Notice the URL:

https://127.0.0.1:9392

You need to authenticate with the password that was created during the installation process.

After successful authentication, you’ll be redirected to the dashboard screen on OpenVAS.

Stopping OpenVAS

To stop OpenVAS and the associated services, you simply need to execute the following on the terminal.

sudo gvm-stop

[>] Stopping GVM services
○ gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad)
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/gsad.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)
       Docs: man:gsad(8)
             https://www.greenbone.net

Mar 21 19:15:38 kali systemd[1]: Starting gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad)...
Mar 21 19:15:38 kali systemd[1]: Started gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad).
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: Stopping gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad)...
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: gsad.service: Deactivated successfully.
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: Stopped gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad).

○ gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd)
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/gvmd.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)
       Docs: man:gvmd(8)

Mar 21 19:15:29 kali systemd[1]: Starting gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd)...
Mar 21 19:15:30 kali systemd[1]: gvmd.service: Can't open PID file /run/gvmd/gvmd.pid (yet?) after start: Operation not permitted
Mar 21 19:15:33 kali systemd[1]: Started gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd).
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: Stopping gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd)...
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: gvmd.service: Deactivated successfully.
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: Stopped gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd).
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: gvmd.service: Consumed 3.192s CPU time.

○ ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas)
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ospd-openvas.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)
       Docs: man:ospd-openvas(8)
             man:openvas(8)

Mar 21 19:15:27 kali systemd[1]: Starting ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas)...
Mar 21 19:15:29 kali systemd[1]: Started ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas).
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: Stopping ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas)...
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: ospd-openvas.service: Deactivated successfully.
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: Stopped ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas).
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: ospd-openvas.service: Consumed 2min 9.633s CPU time.

○ notus-scanner.service - Notus Scanner
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/notus-scanner.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)
       Docs: https://github.com/greenbone/notus-scanner

Mar 21 19:15:27 kali systemd[1]: Starting notus-scanner.service - Notus Scanner...
Mar 21 19:15:28 kali systemd[1]: Started notus-scanner.service - Notus Scanner.
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: Stopping notus-scanner.service - Notus Scanner...
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: notus-scanner.service: Deactivated successfully.
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: Stopped notus-scanner.service - Notus Scanner.
Mar 21 19:31:21 kali systemd[1]: notus-scanner.service: Consumed 1.030s CPU time.