Empty Greenbone Data Objects Feed after fresh reinstall

I nuked my install as I wanted to redo things, but I am having some issues and wanted to see what anyone thought.
Image: registry.community.greenbone.net/community/gvmd:stable

GVMD_DATA is empty, even after leaving new containers running for quite a while. Everything else seems to be loaded in.

gvmd logs

md   main:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:55:    Greenbone Vulnerability Manager version 26.0.0 (DB revision 259)
md   main:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:55:    Migrating database.
md   main:WARNING:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:55: manage_migrate: no task tables yet, so no need to migrate them
md   main:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:55: No SCAP database found for migration
md   main:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:55: No CERT database found for migration
md   main:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:55: gvmd: databases are already at the supported version
md   main:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:56:    Greenbone Vulnerability Manager version 26.0.0 (DB revision 259)
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:56:    Creating user.
md manage:WARNING:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:56: sql_exec_internal: PQexec failed: ERROR:  relation "public.meta" does not exist
LINE 1: SELECT value FROM public.meta WHERE name = 'database_version...
                          ^
 (7)
md manage:WARNING:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:56: sql_exec_internal: SQL: SELECT value FROM public.meta WHERE name = 'database_version';
md manage:WARNING:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:56: sql_x: sql_exec_internal failed
md manage:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:56: No SCAP database found
md manage:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.43 utc:56: No CERT database found
User created.
md   main:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.45 utc:58:    Greenbone Vulnerability Manager version 26.0.0 (DB revision 259)
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.45 utc:58:    Getting users.
md manage:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.45 utc:58: No SCAP database found
md manage:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.45 utc:58: No CERT database found
md   main:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.46 utc:61:    Greenbone Vulnerability Manager version 26.0.0 (DB revision 259)
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.46 utc:61:    Modifying setting.
md manage:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.46 utc:61: No SCAP database found
md manage:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.46 utc:61: No CERT database found
starting gvmd
md   main:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.46 utc:62:    Greenbone Vulnerability Manager version 26.0.0 (DB revision 259)
md manage:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.46 utc:62: No SCAP database found
md manage:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.46 utc:62: No CERT database found
libgvm util:MESSAGE:2025-05-19 18h50.47 utc:62: error searching for OpenPGP key 'GVM Credential Encryption': Not found
libgvm util:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.47 utc:62: starting key generation ...
libgvm util:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:62: OpenPGP key 'GVM Credential Encryption - 2025-05-19T18:50:47Z' has been generated
md   main:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:62: gvmd is ready to accept GMP connections
md   main:WARNING:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:62: The gvmd data feed directory /var/lib/gvm/data-objects/gvmd or one of its subdirectories does not exist.
md manage:WARNING:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:91: update_scap: No SCAP db present, rebuilding SCAP db from scratch
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:90: osp_scanner_feed_version: No feed version available yet. OSPd OpenVAS is still starting
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:92: Initializing CERT database
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:92: sync_cert: Updating data from feed
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2009.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2009.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:91: update_scap: Updating data from feed
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:91: Updating CPEs
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.48 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvd-cpes.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.50 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2025.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.50 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2025.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.53 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2023.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h50.53 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2023.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.02 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2019.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.02 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2019.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.09 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2018.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.09 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2018.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.16 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2022.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.16 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2022.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.25 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2013.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.25 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2013.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.31 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2010.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.31 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2010.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.34 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2008.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.34 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2008.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.34 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2016.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.34 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2016.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.40 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2015.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.40 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2015.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.46 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2021.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.46 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2021.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.54 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2014.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.54 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2014.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.56 utc:91: Updating CPE refs...
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.58 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2017.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h51.58 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2017.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.06 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2011.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.06 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2011.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.09 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2012.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.09 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2012.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.13 utc:91: Updating CPE match strings from /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvd-cpe-matches.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.14 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2024.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.14 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2024.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.24 utc:92: update_dfn_xml: dfn-cert-2020.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.24 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/dfn-cert-2020.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.33 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K19.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.37 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K21.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.40 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K22.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.49 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K17.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h52.56 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K15.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h53.01 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K13.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h53.02 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K14.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h53.06 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K24.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h53.15 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K23.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h53.24 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K18.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h53.29 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K20.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h53.33 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K16.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h53.39 utc:92: Updating /var/lib/gvm/cert-data/CB-K25.xml
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h53.42 utc:92: SCAP database does not exist (yet), skipping CERT severity score update
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h53.42 utc:92: sync_cert: Updating CERT info succeeded.
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h57.14 utc:91: Updating CVEs
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 18h57.16 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2008.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h00.52 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2013.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h01.58 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2012.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h02.54 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2017.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h03.54 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2009.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h04.30 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2022.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h07.01 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2023.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h09.40 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2016.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h10.33 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2001.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h10.37 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2003.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h10.44 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2000.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h10.47 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-1999.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h10.51 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2011.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h11.45 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2015.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h12.27 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2018.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h13.26 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2005.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h13.42 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2019.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h15.00 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2010.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h15.42 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2002.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h15.50 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2020.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h17.38 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2024.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h21.02 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2014.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h21.53 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2025.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h22.24 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2006.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h22.44 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2007.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h23.03 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2004.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h23.16 utc:91: Updating /var/lib/gvm/scap-data/nvdcve-2.0-2021.json.gz
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h25.52 utc:91: update_epss_scores: EPSS scores file '/var/lib/gvm/scap-data/epss-scores-current.json' not found
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h25.52 utc:91: Updating CVSS scores and CVE counts for CPEs
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h35.21 utc:91: Updating placeholder CPEs
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h35.22 utc:91: Updating Max CVSS for DFN-CERT
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h35.27 utc:91: Updating DFN-CERT CVSS max succeeded.
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h35.27 utc:91: Updating Max CVSS for CERT-Bund
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h35.31 utc:91: Updating CERT-Bund CVSS max succeeded.
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h35.33 utc:91: update_scap_end: Updating SCAP info succeeded
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h35.33 utc:88: Assigning EPSS scores to VTs
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h35.44 utc:416: OSP service has different VT status (version 202505190644) from database (version (null), 0 VTs). Starting update ...
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h41.52 utc:416: Updating VTs in database ... 93857 new VTs, 0 changed VTs
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h41.54 utc:416: Updating VTs in database ... done (93857 VTs).
md manage:   INFO:2025-05-19 19h41.54 utc:413: Assigning EPSS scores to VTs

Upon checking the container the files seem to be there

root@openvas-c7dd94fcf-w2jww:/# ls -alh /var/lib/gvm/data-objects/gvmd
total 100K
drwxr-xr-x. 6 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 .
drwxr-xr-x. 3 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 ..
drwxr-xr-x. 8 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 20.08
drwxr-xr-x. 8 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 21.04
drwxr-xr-x. 5 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 22.04
drwxr-xr-x. 5 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 24.10
-rw-r--r--. 1 gvmd gvmd  891 May 19 18:49 LICENSE
-rw-r--r--. 1 gvmd gvmd  34K May 19 18:49 LICENSE.AGPLv3
-rw-r--r--. 1 gvmd gvmd  25K May 19 18:49 LICENSE.ODbLv1
-rw-r--r--. 1 gvmd gvmd  415 May 19 18:49 feed.xml
-rw-r--r--. 1 gvmd gvmd   13 May 19 18:49 timestamp
root@openvas-c7dd94fcf-w2jww:/# ls -alh /var/lib/gvm/data-objects/gvmd/20.08/
total 100K
drwxr-xr-x. 8 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 .
drwxr-xr-x. 6 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 ..
-rw-r--r--. 1 gvmd gvmd  891 May 19 18:49 LICENSE
-rw-r--r--. 1 gvmd gvmd  34K May 19 18:49 LICENSE.AGPLv3
-rw-r--r--. 1 gvmd gvmd  25K May 19 18:49 LICENSE.ODbLv1
drwxr-xr-x. 2 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 configs
drwxr-xr-x. 2 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 port-lists
drwxr-xr-x. 2 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 port_lists
drwxr-xr-x. 2 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 report-formats
drwxr-xr-x. 2 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 report_formats
drwxr-xr-x. 2 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 scan-configs
root@openvas-c7dd94fcf-w2jww:/# ls -alh /var/lib/gvm/data-objects/gvmd/20.08/port-lists/
total 380K
drwxr-xr-x. 2 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 .
drwxr-xr-x. 8 gvmd gvmd 4.0K May 19 18:49 ..
-rw-r--r--. 1 gvmd gvmd 123K May 19 18:49 all-iana-assigned-tcp-33d0cd82-57c6-11e1-8ed1-406186ea4fc5.xml
-rw-r--r--. 1 gvmd gvmd 235K May 19 18:49 all-iana-assigned-tcp-and-udp-4a4717fe-57d2-11e1-9a26-406186ea4fc5.xml
-rw-r--r--. 1 gvmd gvmd  11K May 19 18:49 all-tcp-and-nmap-top-100-udp-730ef368-57e2-11e1-a90f-406186ea4fc5.xml

@jonathon just wait. data need to be copied to database also. files in disk are not enought..

Eero

Still empty after almost 24 hr.

What logs should I be looking for on what container?

Still empty. I posted updates yesterday but they are stuck in awaiting approval
What logs should I be looking for?

I am seeing the same issue… there are files for the data objects… though my gvmd says 26.0.0 and there is no 26.0.0 directory… not sure if that could be a problem.

Most puzzling:

in the logs i see “The gvmd data feed directory /var/lib/gvm/data-objects/gvmd or one of its subdirectories does not exist.”

But the directory is definitely there… so what is it looking for?

Just to double check, are you using the latest compose file? The FEED_RELEASE environment variable has to be set. With a recent gvmd release the data-objects are loaded from the /var/lib/gvm/data-objects/gvmd directory and not from a versioned sub-directory anymore.

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That was 100% it :person_facepalming:
I did not properly lock onto the docker-compose I based my helm off of, and just did not think of checking that.

Thanks for getting back, super appreciated!

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