command to create backup tarball for Nessus install

nessus_backup_cmd.txt

# super user privileges will be needed for this backup 
#
# Bear in mind the tarball will be created in the directory from which the command is run.
# 
# If Nessus is installed somewhere other than '/opt/nessus' (the default location), adapt
# the command directories to reflect your environment
# 
# I set the command up to exclude the scan results in the backup.  The backup will
# restore users, scans and everything except the scan history.
#
# if scan results are needed, remove this line from the command:
# --exclude=/opt/nessus/var/nessus/users/admin/reports

tar -cvzf nessus.tgz --exclude=/opt/nessus/var/nessus/users/admin/reports /opt/nessus/var/nessus/users/ /opt/nessus/var/nessus/policies.db /opt/nessus/var/nessus/master.key /opt/nessus/var/nessus/global.db /opt/nessus/etc/nessus/nessus-fetch.db /opt/nessus/etc/nessus/nessusd.db /opt/nessus/etc/nessus/nessusd.conf.imported /opt/nessus/etc/nessus/nessusd.rules