
Starting and Stopping PVS for Mac OS X
The preferred method to start and stop the PVS service on Mac OS X is to use the “PVS Preferences” tab under
“System Preferences”. Once launched, the following window will be displayed. To make changes to any of the states of
PVS a root user or equivalent privileges must be used.
The window displays if the PVS is started or stopped and provides a button to start or stop the service. Additionally, a
checkbox is available to enable or disable PVS from running on system startup.
Removing PVS
This section describes the steps required to remove PVS from Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows platforms.
Removing PVS for Linux
To remove versions of PVS for Linux, first stop the PVS services with the command “service pvs stop”. You will need
to know what name the PVS is registered as within the RPM database. This name will not be the same as the filename
used for installation. To determine what name the PVS is registered as, run the following command:
# rpm -qa | grep pvs
This will produce output similar to the following:
pvs-4.0.x-es6.x86_64
For this example, the command to remove the PVS RPM would be:
# rpm -e pvs-4.0.x-es6.x86_64
Some files that are user created and/or modified are not removed with the previous command. To completely remove the
remaining files, run the following command:
# rm –rf /opt/pvs
Removing PVS for Windows
To remove PVS, under the Control Panel open “Programs and Features” or “Add or Remove Programs”, depending on
the Windows version. Select “Tenable Passive Vulnerability Scanner” and then click on the “Change/Remove” button.
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