Hello all,
I just install the GSM via virtualbox to learn about using vulnerability scanners. I tried to scan one of my virtual machine on the network to test the openvas scanner. It has been stucked at queued since forever. I allocated 5 GB of RAM to it by the way. Any help to fix this please?
Thanks.
I restarted the VM which then made it possible to start the task. but now its freezed @88% since about 30 minutes…)
@letmeusethis add more memory and cpu and try again…
you need also look at logs. scan can take lot of time due to number of nasl scripts.
Eero
How can I find out how much I need?
In general the 5GB should be enough for tiny networks. But as Eero stated, would be helpful to see the logs in this case!
@letmeusethis maybe its wise to use 8G
you need check logs during the scan
tail -f /var/log/gvm/* probably works. start it before scan…
Eero
Could you also state which version of the Greenbone Enterprise TRIAL you are using?
how to login to the greenbone os without starting the greenbone-setup-screen?
somehow it actually did the scan successfully now… but it took very long and was staying on 88% for many hours
Yes that’s normal. The duration of a scan really depends on you targets and the scan settings. Hosts may come and go. Using UDP requires to wait for timeout, etc. pp.
@letmeusethis It just takes long time depending on your (network, cpu, and other variables). it’s not a bug. Just add more (cpu, ram, network, …)
Eero