Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:24:27 -0500 From: jhell <jhell@DataIX.net> To: gahn <ipfreak@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd security <freebsd-security@freebsd.org> Subject: nessus would not compile under 8.1 (fwd) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102192220340.4222@qvfongpu.qngnvk.ybpny>
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This is expiring code... maybe it has finally hit its match and you should refer to the nessus.org for further information about newer available versions and also Reply-To: ports@freebsd.org instead as this is not a security issue. -- jhell ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:17:28 From: gahn <ipfreak@yahoo.com> To: freebsd security <freebsd-security@freebsd.org> Subject: nessus would not compile under 8.1 hi gurus: tried to install nessus and it would not compile: ===> Configuring for nessus-libraries-2.2.9_1 ******************************************************** * W a r n i n g * * * * Nessus needs Berkeley Packet Filter (bpf). * * To use nessus, your kernel must be rebuilt with bpf, * * and make bpf devices on /dev directory. * * * * Be sure to build as many bpf devices as you need. * * For more info on this read files/README.BPF * ******************************************************** *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/ports/security/nessus-libraries. *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/ports/security/nessus-libnasl. *** Error code 1 my bpf is enabled in kernel: user@host:/usr/ports/security/nessus:$ ls -al /dev/bpf* crw------- 1 root wheel 0, 24 Feb 18 12:36 /dev/bpf lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3 Feb 18 12:36 /dev/bpf0 -> bpf and i could not find this README>BPF: user@host:/usr/ports/security/nessus:$ more files/README.BPF files/README.BPF: No such file or directory my tcpdump and tshark work fine so it should not be bpf issue. any ideas? thanks
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