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Subject: Re: SSH Login - Test
From: Richard Moore <rich@westpoint.ltd.uk>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:05:41 +0000
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Paul Rochford wrote:
Hi,

Hi is there a simple command line check to see if Nessus can
successfully log-in to a Unix system over ssh. I know I can use an ssh
client but I want to ensure Nessus can log in before I run the full
scan,

I guess you could run a scan with just plugin 21745 (local checks
failed) enabled and see if that fires.

Rich.

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