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Re: msfconsole 'db_driver' command reported as 'Unknown command'
From: "HD Moore" <hdm () metasploit com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:15:23 -0500
The MySQL database has not been supported for a long time (over a year since it was deprecated). Since PostgreSQL is the only supported backend and we ship a fully configured PostgreSQL server with the installer, the db_driver command become useless and was removed a few months back. The current Metasploit schema relies on PostgreSQL specific features such as INET() column types and array routines, so it isn' t just a matter of adding the driver back to the code base. Besides, MySQL is terrible :) https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/06/11/cve-2012-2 122-a-tragically-comedic-security-flaw-in-mysql -HD -----Original Message----- From: framework-bounces () spool metasploit com [mailto:framework-bounces () spool metasploit com] On Behalf Of George Birmingham Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 3:10 PM To: framework () spool metasploit com Subject: [framework] msfconsole 'db_driver' command reported as 'Unknown command' Greetings, I have two different systems running Metasploit with the msfconsole at 4.4.0-dev [core:4.4 api:1.0] on one system and at v4.3.0-release [core:4.3 api:1.0] on the other and neither instance will recognize the 'db_driver' command. As a result, I am unable to use MySql as my database and am being locked into PostgreSQL database use only. When I originally built both systems ( around 9/2/2011), the msfconsole was at 4.0.0-release, and the db-driver command worked fine. I know this because I built an msfconsole.rc script to allow me to choose either PostgreSQL or MySQL as the active database on launching msfconsole, and it utilizes the db_driver command. I regularly run msfupdate, but I did not pay close attention as to when the versions had changed over time. Today when I launched msfconsole I get the 'Unknown command: db_driver' error, and cannot use my MySQL database. I performed a non-exhaustive Google search on this problem and see that a number of people have been seeking an answer to this same problem. Am I doing something wrong, or has the command be removed ? And if the command has been removed, are we now locked into PostgreSQL database use only ? Thanks for your time...! Best regards, George Birmingham sec_engineer () roadrunner com _______________________________________________ https://mail.metasploit.com/mailman/listinfo/framework _______________________________________________ https://mail.metasploit.com/mailman/listinfo/framework
Current thread:
- msfconsole 'db_driver' command reported as 'Unknown command' George Birmingham (Jun 10)
- Re: msfconsole 'db_driver' command reported as 'Unknown command' HD Moore (Jun 11)