'stuck' NVT update

[Barry Gould]

Hi,

The last NVT update I attempted via the Greenbone web interface failed (apparently due to a network issue on the internet)...

I was able to update it on the command line, but the web interface still says
"Synchronization in progress. Started Fri Aug 8 18:27:07 2014"
And
"Feed Version 201408130644"
(note the contradiction)

How can I reset the status / web interface?

Thanks,
Barry

[Timo Pollmeier]

Hello Barry,

First, if the original openvas-nvt-sync is still running, you should
terminate it.

If it's "stuck" after this, look in the temporary files directory for a
subdirectory openvas-feed-sync. This should contain some nested
directories that reflect the path to the sync script.
For example if the openvas-nvt-sync is installed in /openvas/sbin/ and
the temp directory is /tmp you should find the directory
/tmp/openvas-feed-sync/openvas/sbin

If it contains a file openvas-nvt-sync with a timestamp and a username
in it, deleting it should allow you to start the sync from the GSA
interface (and the OMP sync_feed command) again.

Best regards

Timo

Post by Barry Gould
Hi,
The last NVT update I attempted via the Greenbone web interface failed
(apparently due to a network issue on the internet)…
I was able to update it on the command line, but the web interface still says
“Synchronization in progress. Started Fri Aug 8 18:27:07 2014”
And
“Feed Version 201408130644”
(note the contradiction)
How can I reset the status / web interface?
Thanks,
Barry
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[Barry Gould]

Thank you; the file was in /tmp/... and I removed it. (the process was already gone)
It's behaving correctly now.

Thanks!
Barry


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Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 1:17 AM
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Subject: Re: [Openvas-discuss] 'stuck' NVT update

Hello Barry,

First, if the original openvas-nvt-sync is still running, you should terminate it.

If it's "stuck" after this, look in the temporary files directory for a subdirectory openvas-feed-sync. This should contain some nested directories that reflect the path to the sync script.
For example if the openvas-nvt-sync is installed in /openvas/sbin/ and the temp directory is /tmp you should find the directory /tmp/openvas-feed-sync/openvas/sbin

If it contains a file openvas-nvt-sync with a timestamp and a username in it, deleting it should allow you to start the sync from the GSA interface (and the OMP sync_feed command) again.

Best regards

Timo

Post by Barry Gould
Hi,
The last NVT update I attempted via the Greenbone web interface failed
(apparently due to a network issue on the internet).
I was able to update it on the command line, but the web interface still says
"Synchronization in progress. Started Fri Aug 8 18:27:07 2014"
And
"Feed Version 201408130644"
(note the contradiction)
How can I reset the status / web interface?
Thanks,
Barry
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