CentOS 7.x Install nessus

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To Install nessus on CentOS 7.x use following steps:

1. Disable firewalld and selinux

   systemctl stop firewalld
   systemctl disable firewalld
   setenforce 0
   #set SELINUX=disabled in below file
   vim /etc/sysconfig/selinux

2. Copy nessus rpm and use "yum localinstall" to install it. For Example

   yum localinstall Nessus-8.1.2-es7.x86_64.rpm

3. Start and enable nessusd

   systemctl start nessusd
   systemctl enable nessusd  #Gives error

4. Access nessus at https://FQDN:8834/ port
5. Create root account with desired password
6. Paste activation key for 7 day trial
7. Wait for installer to download plugins and compile them. It might take considerable time.

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