How to Start Armitage
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2.2 Getting Started: Linux
Metasploit has an RPC daemon that can accept local and remote connections. To start the Metasploit RPC daemon: cd /pentest/exploits/framework3 ./msfrpcd -f -U msf -P test -t Basic This will start msfrpcd with the user msf, password test, SSL listener, on the default port 55553. Optionally, you can use the Start MSF button to launch Metasploit for you. You'll still need to enter your database information. I recommend launching the Metasploit daemon separately though. If something happens to Armitage, you can reconnect to the Metasploit RPC daemon and all of your sessions and information will still be there. If you have BackTrack R42, use the MySQL database. It's already configured. Start it with /etc/init.d/mysql start. Then use root as the username, toor as the password, 127.0.0.1 as your host, and any name you choose as your database name. You should not use the SQLite database with Armitage. Once you have a database, navigate to the folder containing the Armitage files and type: ./armitage.sh Make sure you check the Use SSL box when connecting.
Metasploit has an RPC daemon that can accept local and remote connections. To start the Metasploit RPC daemon: cd /pentest/exploits/framework3 ./msfrpcd -f -U msf -P test -t Basic This will start msfrpcd with the user msf, password test, SSL listener, on the default port 55553. Optionally, you can use the Start MSF button to launch Metasploit for you. You'll still need to enter your database information. I recommend launching the Metasploit daemon separately though. If something happens to Armitage, you can reconnect to the Metasploit RPC daemon and all of your sessions and information will still be there. If you have BackTrack R42, use the MySQL database. It's already configured. Start it with /etc/init.d/mysql start. Then use root as the username, toor as the password, 127.0.0.1 as your host, and any name you choose as your database name. You should not use the SQLite database with Armitage. Once you have a database, navigate to the folder containing the Armitage files and type: ./armitage.sh Make sure you check the Use SSL box when connecting.
