service postgresql start
You can verify that PostgreSQL is running by checking the output of
ss -ant
and making sure that port 5432 is listening.
State Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port Peer Address:Port
LISTEN 0 128 :::22 :::*
LISTEN 0 128 *:22 *:*
LISTEN 0 128 127.0.0.1:5432 *:*
LISTEN 0 128 ::1:5432 :::*
Initialise the Metasploit PostgreSQL Database
With PostgreSQL up and running, we next need to create and initialize the msf database.
You can verify that PostgreSQL is running by checking the output of
ss -ant
and making sure that port 5432 is listening.
State Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port Peer Address:Port
LISTEN 0 128 :::22 :::*
LISTEN 0 128 *:22 *:*
LISTEN 0 128 127.0.0.1:5432 *:*
LISTEN 0 128 ::1:5432 :::*
Initialise the Metasploit PostgreSQL Database
With PostgreSQL up and running, we next need to create and initialize the msf database.
msfdb init
Launch msfconsole in Kali
Now that the PostgreSQL service is up and running and the database is initialized, you can launch msfconsole and verify database connectivity with the db_status command as shown below.
Launch msfconsole in Kali
Now that the PostgreSQL service is up and running and the database is initialized, you can launch msfconsole and verify database connectivity with the db_status command as shown below.
msfconsole
msf > db_status
[*] postgresql connected to msf3
msf >
msf > db_status
[*] postgresql connected to msf3
msf >
