paylish

Thanks for the replies... since my post I have tried a version of BT4 and BT5 first edition that had older versions of the console, but to no avail.. I am guessing it is user error now. The authors updates helped on some stuff, but I am stuck on the db part of the framework. I can intelligence gather (chapter 3) and do some vulnerability scan (chapter 4), but I have having a hard time with the database connecting and such, which looks necessary to do some exploiting in chapter 5. When I type db_status it tells me that I am in postgresql msf3, but when I want to: db_connect postgres:toor@127.0.0.1/msfbook (or "msf3" if I disconnected myself) on page 20 it give me an error that states the following: Error while running command db_connect: Failed to connect to the database: Could not connect to server: Connection refused Is the server running on host 127.0.0.1 and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432? I tried using the IP address of the machine running BT5 and try the root:toor combination but those don't work either. Whats up? I am hoping to avoid Armitage or MSF windows download, but I may have to go that route if I cannot figure this out. Thanks, Paylish

Hi All, Unfortunately, I cannot get very many of the commands that are printed in the book metasploit the penetration tester's guide to work properly. I am wondering if anyone else has tried to go through this book and use the examples through out. I am using BackTrack 5R1, but I think maybe the authors used version 4 or something. Does anyone know if commands change that dramatically from one version to the next? Are there any other resources to go to that I can help with using the MSFconsole in backtrack v5r1? Also, I can't find version 4 anywhere on the net, I was able to find V3 in a box in the basement, but that version of MSFconsole was not as robust and none of the commands work from the book on that version. Anyone know where I can get a V4? Thanks for Reading!