Tag: msfdb init

So, I’m going through the Offensive Security Metasploit course, and I just ran into my first issue: the database. Each time I would try it I kept getting the issue that it was not connected, and I could not get it to connect. After a bit of searching, I found the solution below.

root@MyPhuckingLaptop:~# msfdb delete
root@MyPhuckingLaptop:~# msfdb init
Creating database user 'msf'
Enter password for new role: 
Enter it again: 
Creating databases 'msf' and 'msf_test'
Creating configuration file in /usr/share/metasploit-framework/config/database.yml
Creating initial database schema

root@MyPhuckingLaptop:~# cp /usr/share/metasploit-framework/config/database.yml /root/.msf4/
root@MyPhuckingLaptop:~# sudo service postgresql restart
root@MyPhuckingLaptop:~# sudo msfconsole
                                                  
     ,           ,
    /             \
   ((__---,,,---__))
      (_) O O (_)_________
         \ _ /            |\
          o_o \   M S F   | \
               \   _____  |  *
                |||   WW|||
                |||     |||


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msf > db_status
[*] postgresql connected to msf
msf >