Can't Install Openvas on Kali

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I encountered the same issue. The problem is that OpenVas is looking for Redis Socket in /tmp We need to change this location in OpenVas by editing the file /etc/openvas/openvassd.conf

The problem that in Kali Linux, OpenVas does not have file: /etc/openvas/openvassd.conf by default.

So I created this file and entered below content to overwrite the default value for Redis Server. kb_location=/var/run/redis/redis.sock

This fixed my issue. I have wrote complete tutorial on this site: https://waqasahmedkhan.com/openvas-bug-in-kali-linux-2017-3-5/

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Admin
    Admin over 1 year

    I've can't solve this problem. Trying to install Openvas on Kali. I'm surprised by the amount of problems I'm facing to install a program on this OS.

    I've used

    apt-get install openvas
    

    Done. Then I used

    openvas-check-setup
    

    Getting this error:

    ERROR: redis-server is not running or not listening on socket: /tmp/redis.sock
    FIX: You should start the redis-server or configure it to listen on socket: /tmp/redis.sock
    

    I don't have a redis.sock on tmp folder. I tried to fix it by everything I found online.

  • KeyC0de
    KeyC0de over 5 years
    It doesn't work. Also your link to the tutorial is dead.
  • yurmuki
    yurmuki over 5 years
    I have fixed the url. After migration to new server the url stopped working.
  • fixer1234
    fixer1234 about 5 years
    Can you be a little more explicit on how and where to implement your solution? Thanks.