Re: option request

[Rick <cr22rc2 () gmail com>]

Thanks -- I somehow totally overlooked that.

赵雷 wrote:
> You can use --datadir to specify the location of nmap-os-db.
>
> `man nmap` gives:
>
> --datadir <directoryname> (Specify custom Nmap data file location)
> Nmap obtains some special data at runtime in files named
> nmap-service-probes, nmap-services, nmap-protocols, nmap-rpc,
> nmap-mac-prefixes, and nmap-os-db. If the location of any of these
> files has been specified (using the --servicedb or --versiondb
> options), that location is used for that file. After that, Nmap
> searches these files in the directory specified with the --datadir
> option (if any). Any files not found there, are searched for in
> the directory specified by the NMAPDIR environmental
> variable. Next comes ~/.nmap for real and effective UIDs (POSIX
> systems only) or location of the Nmap executable (Win32 only), and
> then a compiled-in location such as /usr/local/share/nmap or
> /usr/share/nmap
>
> Regards,
> Lei
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 11:23 PM, Rick R. <cr22rc () gmail com> wrote:
>   
> > It appears that there are two possible places that nmap finds the
> >  nmap-os-db; either in the current directory or /usr/share/nmap. First  I
> >  have a quick question which has precedence when both are present?  I'm
> >  assuming that the one in the current directory does, but I'd like if
> >  someone might confirm that.
> >  Second would you consider an option on the command line to explicitly
> >  direct which directory nmap searchs for such configuration files?
> >  Thanks.
> >
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