How to update/keep the feed up to date?

How to update the feeds in GVM9+

Valid for: GVM9+
NOT valid for: OpenVAS8 and below, Greenbone OS (GOS) based installation like Greenbone Security Manager (GSM) or Greenbone Community Edition (GCE).

Without running openvasmd/gvmd and openvassd

  1. Start the openvassd daemon
  2. Start the openvasmd/gvmd daemon
  3. Run greenbone-nvt-sync script and make sure that you’re NOT using use the --sync-only parameter
  4. Run greenbone-scapdata-sync
  5. Run greenbone-certdata-sync (This should be started after greenbone-scapdata-sync)

With running openvasmd/gvmd and openvassd

  1. Run greenbone-nvt-sync script and make sure that you’re NOT using the --sync-only parameter
  2. Run greenbone-scapdata-sync
  3. Run greenbone-certdata-sync (This should be started after greenbone-scapdata-sync)
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