Start or Stop a
Tenable Nessus Agent
The following sections describe best practices for starting and stopping a
Tenable Nessus Agent
on a host.
Windows
Navigate to
Services
.
In the
Name
column, click
Tenable Nessus Agent
.
Do one of the following:
-
To stop the agent service, right-click
Tenable Nessus Agent
, and then click
Stop
.
-
To restart the agent service, right-click
Tenable Nessus Agent
, and then click
Start
.
Alternatively, you can start or stop an agent from the command line using the following commands:
Click the
button.
Type your username and password.
Do one of the following:
-
To stop the agent service, click the
Stop Nessus Agent
button.
-
To start the agent service, click the
Start Nessus Agent
button.
Alternatively, you can start or stop an agent from the command line using the following commands:
