Re: [NSE] NTP Peer Listing

[jah <jah () zadkiel plus com>]

On 11/04/2010 21:47, Fyodor wrote:
> o Permissions.  Even if the user did want the script to be in the
>   scripts/data directory as shown above, they probably won't have
>   permission if it is in /usr or /usr/local and they are not root.  It
>   might even be on a read-only filesystem (e.g. a central fileserver
>   or Linux live CD).
>   
Yes, bit of a showstopper that.  I hadn't considered permissions.
> o As you noted, there is the issue of what to do if the file already
>   exists.
>
> Offering to write a file if the user passes the path as an argument
> (as you suggested), sounds reasonable.  But by default I think it is
> better to put the information in Nmap's normal and/or XML output.  I
> kind of like the idea of putting a summary in normal Nmap output (and
> in the XML), while also being able to provide larger results only in
> the XML.  NSE doesn't currently support that, but maybe it should.
>   
I'll go with that.  An argument to allow writing to a file, but
defaulting to the usual output mechanism.
I like the idea of being able to output a short summary to normal output
and full results in the XML.  For a script such as monlist, or any other
that generates a sizeable set of hosts, it would also be great if Nmap
could then read the xml back, -iL style.  Maybe something like that
would be better suited to Zenmap where one could exert more control over
which targets are selected.

Thanks for the sanity check and the input!

jah
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