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Starting Metasploit

OK, let's fire up Metasploit. First, because Metasploit uses a client/server model, we need to turn on the Metasploit services. In Kali 1.x, you had to start the Metasploit server in the Menu Bar. Go to Applications | Kali Linux | System Services | Metasploit | community/pro start:

A terminal window will open and the services will start up. A marked improvement in Kali 2 means that all you have to do is click the Metasploit link on the left side-bar or in the main Applications menu.

Metasploit uses the PostgreSQL v9.1 database server. It can take several minutes for the services to start.

Once the services have started, type msfconsole to start the Metasploit console. When we type workspace, we can see the workspaces. We will set up a new workspace shortly.

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The first time you start the Metasploit console, it will create the database, so you will get to watch 90 seconds of SQL language go by.

When the console is ready, it will show you a little talking cow (# cowsay++) introducing you to Metasploit:

To get a list of the console commands, type help at any time.

msf > help

Core Commands
Command	Description	Command	Description
`?`	Help menu	`previous`	Sets the previously loaded module as the current module
`back`	Moves back from the current context	`pushm`	Pushes the active list of modules onto the module stack
`banner`	Displays an awesome Metasploit banner	`quit`	Exits the console
`cd`	Changes the current working directory	`reload_all`	Reloads all modules from all defined module paths
`color`	Toggles color	`rename_job`	Renames a job
`connect`	Communicates with a host	`resource`	Runs the commands stored in a file
`edit`	Edits the current module with $VISUAL or $EDITOR	`route`	Routes traffic through a session
`exit`	Exits the console	`save`	Saves the active datastores
`get`	Gets the value of a context-specific variable	`search`	Searches module names and descriptions
`getg`	Gets the value of a global variable	`sessions`	Dumps session listings and displays information about sessions
`go_pro`	Launches Metasploit web GUI	`set`	Sets a context-specific variable to a value
`grep`	Greps the output of another command	`setg`	Sets a global variable to a value
`help`	Launches the help menu	`show`	Displays modules of a given type, or all modules
`info`	Displays information about one or more module	`sleep`	Does nothing for the specified number of seconds
`irb`	Drops into irb scripting mode	`spool`	Writes console output into a file as well the screen
`jobs`	Displays and manages jobs	`threads`	Views and manipulates background threads
`kill`	Kills a job	`unload`	Unloads a framework plugin
`load`	Loads a framework plugin	`unset`	Unsets one or more context-specific variables
`loadpath`	Searches for and loads modules from a path	`unsetg`	Unsets one or more global variables
`makerc`	Saves commands entered since start to a file	`use`	Selects a module by name
`popm`	Pops the latest module off the stack and makes it active	`version`	Shows the framework and console library version numbers

Database Back-end Commands
Command	Description	Command	Description
`creds`	Lists all credentials in the database	`db_status`	Shows the current database status
`db_connect`	Connects to an existing database	`hosts`	Lists all hosts in the database
`db_disconnect`	Disconnects from the current database instance	`loot`	Lists all loot in the database
`db_export`	Exports a file containing the contents of the database	`notes`	Lists all notes in the database
`db_import`	Imports a scan result file (file type will be auto-detected)	`services`	Lists all services in the database
`db_nmap`	Executes nmap and records the output automatically	`vulns`	Lists all vulnerabilities in the database
`db_rebuild_cache`	Rebuilds the database-stored module cache	`workspace`	Switches between database workspaces

To get help on individual commands, type help <command>; the screenshot below shows two examples showing the use and hosts command help. We have a listing showing its usage and explanation of any flags that work with the command.

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