Re: Nmap 6.01 Error

[David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>]

On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 05:10:36PM +0530, TAS wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I updated NMAP on my BackTrack. It is upgraded to 6.01 and I get the
> following error when I try to run a version scan (-A or -sV). Any help?
>
> Starting Nmap 6.01 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2012-10-16 07:37 EDT
> NSE: failed to initialize the script engine:
> /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:671: 'version' did not match a
> category, filename, or directory
> stack traceback:
>         [C]: in function 'error'
>         /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:671: in function
> 'get_chosen_scripts'
>         /usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:1103: in main chunk
>         [C]: ?

This looks like a problem with the script.db file. Possibly something
went wrong with the installation. How did you install the program? Is
the Backtrack installation of Nmap still present?

David Fifield
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