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diff --git a/network/metasploit/README.SLACKWARE b/network/metasploit/README.SLACKWARE index 78859573d4..730756ff6b 100644 --- a/network/metasploit/README.SLACKWARE +++ b/network/metasploit/README.SLACKWARE @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ Please run the SlackBuild script as root user. -You will need "postgres" user and group before running the installer, if you -haven't installed SlackBuilds PostgreSQL you should run these commands to be -compatible: +You will need "postgres" user and group before running the installer, +if you haven't installed SlackBuilds PostgreSQL you should run these +commands to be compatible: # groupadd -g 209 postgres # useradd -u 209 -g 209 -d /var/lib/pgsql postgres @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ otherwise, you're already setup. Also, remember to add something like: /etc/rc.d/rc.metasploit start fi -to /etc/rc.d/rc.local to start the shipped PostgreSQL daemon and something -like: +to /etc/rc.d/rc.local to start the shipped PostgreSQL daemon and +something like: # Stop Metasploit Framework PostgreSQL if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.metasploit ]; then @@ -24,24 +24,28 @@ like: to /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown to stop the service. -Please note that rc.metasploit only starts the framework's PostgreSQL database. -In latest releases, Rapid7 introduced a product key mechanism to the framework. -In order to run pro applications included, the user requires a valid product key -released by Rapid7; those are disabled for running by default. Upgrading the -whole binary distribution is also not possible without the key, altough msf3 -core directory (which contains the exploits' code as well as all the other modules) -will be upgraded by "msfupdate" as expected. -Product key is therefore not required in any way to use the full capabilities -of the framework, as well as upgrading correctly the core directory through git. -In case you want to obtain a valid product key, it is possible to register the -Metasploit Community Edition for free. - -Default database server listening port is 7175, if you want to use another -port, just export the PG_PORT variable when running the SlackBuild, like this: +Please note that rc.metasploit only starts the framework's PostgreSQL +database. +In latest releases, Rapid7 introduced a product key mechanism to the +framework. In order to run pro applications included, the user +requires a valid product key released by Rapid7; those are disabled +for running by default. Upgrading the whole binary distribution is +also not possible without the key, altough msf3 core directory (which +contains the exploits' code as well as all the other modules) will be +upgraded by "msfupdate" as expected. +Product key is therefore not required in any way to use the full +capabilities of the framework, as well as upgrading correctly the +core directory through git. +In case you want to obtain a valid product key, it is possible to +register the Metasploit Community Edition for free. + +Default database server listening port is 7175, if you want to use +another port, just export the PG_PORT variable when running the +SlackBuild, like this: # PG_PORT="5454" ./metasploit.SalckBuild -An optional cron script to keep the framework up to date is distributed inside -the /usr/doc/metasploit-${VERSION} directory and it's called "msfupdate.sh", -there also is a logrotate config file called "msfupdate.logrotate" which can -be useful. +An optional cron script to keep the framework up to date is +distributed inside the /usr/doc/metasploit-${VERSION} directory and +it's called "msfupdate.sh", there also is a logrotate config file +called "msfupdate.logrotate" which can be useful. |