OpenVAS Statup script for Kali linux

Following simple commands are useful to start openVAS on Kali linux.

Create a file "script.sh" and copy paste following contents:

#!/bin/bash

## Script by PATIL Kailas
echo -e "Script to run openVAS by PATIL Kailas.\n"

##Setting up nvt sync
echo "Syncing NVT Database..."
openvas-nvt-sync

#echo "Updating SCAP Data Feed"
#openvas-scapdata-sync

#echo "Updating CERT Feed.."
#openvas-certdata-sync

## Starting Services

echo "Starting OpenVAS Services..."

/etc/init.d/./greenbone-security-assistant start

/etc/init.d/./openvas-scanner start

/etc/init.d/./openvas-administrator start

/etc/init.d/./openvas-manager start

echo -e "Services Started!\nPlease Login via the Web UI @ https://127.0.0.1:9392 and confirm the secuity exception. \nDefault Username is admin and the password is the one you created during setup.\n"

echo -e "Launching WebUI \n"

gnome-open https://127.0.0.1:9392


Save file and run it whenever you want to use openVAS.