Once you have the file on your offline system, you can upload it through the Nessus interface:
#!/bin/bash NESSUS_HOME="/opt/nessus" PLUGIN_TAR="all-2.0.tar.gz" echo "Stopping Nessus..." $NESSUS_HUB/sbin/nessusd stop echo "Extracting plugins..." tar -xzf $PLUGIN_TAR -C $NESSUS_HOME/var/nessus/plugins/ echo "Restarting Nessus..." $NESSUS_HOME/sbin/nessusd start echo "Update complete." download nessus-update-plugins all-2.0.tar.gz
This method is rarely used for standard installations, but it is essential for: Once you have the file on your offline