run Kali Linux via vagrant and set up Metasploit

- run Kali Linux via vagrant

# vagrant init Sliim/kali-linux-2.0-amd64 # vagrant up

nnn, warning messages.

# vagrant up Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider...    default: Warning: Authentication failure. Retrying...    default: Warning: Authentication failure. Retrying...    default: Warning: Authentication failure. Retrying...    default: Warning: Authentication failure. Retrying... #

can not access, because I am not sure credentials..

# vagrant ssh vagrant@127.0.0.1's password: vagrant@127.0.0.1's password: vagrant@127.0.0.1's password: Permission denied (publickey,password).

stop VM

# vagrant halt

download a private key.

# wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sliim/pentest-env/master/ssh-keys/pentest-env

edit Vagrant file

# egrep 'private_key|username' Vagrantfile  config.ssh.username = "root"  config.ssh.private_key_path = "/home/foobar/Vagrant_works/Kali_linux/pentest-env"

start VM

# vagrant up

access to the VM over ssh.

Okay, I was able to access to the VM over ssh.

# vagrant ssh root@kali:~# root@kali:~# cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Kali DISTRIB_RELEASE=2.0 DISTRIB_CODENAME=sana DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Kali GNU/Linux 2.0"

- set up Metasploit

Reference

http://docs.kali.org/general-use/starting-metasploit-framework-in-kali

root@kali:~# service postgresql start root@kali:~# root@kali:~# service postgresql status ● postgresql.service - PostgreSQL RDBMS   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/postgresql.service; disabled)   Active: active (exited) since Wed 2016-05-25 08:50:35 EDT; 6s ago  Process: 1297 ExecStart=/bin/true (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 1297 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) root@kali:~# root@kali:~# lsof -ni:5432 COMMAND   PID     USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME postgres 1280 postgres    6u  IPv6  18924      0t0  TCP [::1]:postgresql (LISTEN) postgres 1280 postgres    7u  IPv4  18925      0t0  TCP 127.0.0.1:postgresql (LISTEN) root@kali:~#

initialize DB

root@kali:~# msfdb init Creating database user 'msf' Enter password for new role: Enter it again: Creating databases 'msf' and 'msf_test' Creating configuration file in /usr/share/metasploit-framework/config/database.yml Creating initial database schema root@kali:~#

root@kali:~# msfconsole msf > db_status [*] postgresql connected to msf msf >