Metasploit starting issue

**Quizmaster** · 2013-09-04

Greeting everyone, I'm new Kali linux and Metasploit, and every time I try to access the msf3 database, I get the following error?

Code:

msf > db_connect msf3:[email protected]/metasploit3
[-] Error while running command db_connect: Failed to connect to the database: PG::Error: ERROR:  permission denied to create database
: CREATE DATABASE "metasploit3" ENCODING = 'utf8'

Call stack:
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1725:in `db_connect_postgresql'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1565:in `cmd_db_connect'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:427:in `run_command'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:389:in `block in run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `each'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:200:in `run'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:169:in `<main>'

What do I have to do so I can connect to the database?

**g0tmi1k** · 2013-09-04

Have you started up the two services first?

Code:

service postgresql start
service metasploit start

Source & more information: Starting Metasploit Framework

**Lordx19** · 2013-09-04

http://forums.kali.org/showthread.ph...tarting-issue&
Then run metasploit and type
db_status
To check if you're connected

**Quizmaster** · 2013-09-05

Originally Posted by Lordx19

http://forums.kali.org/showthread.ph...tarting-issue&
Then run metasploit and type
db_status
To check if you're connected

I'm now connected, but I still can't login without getting the same and I still can't acces the msf3 database. I ran
service postgresql start, service metasploit start and the went to application → System Service → Metasploit → community/pro start and still got the same output:

Code:

msf > db_connect msf3:[email protected]/metasploit3
[-] Error while running command db_connect: Failed to connect to the database: PG::Error: ERROR:  permission denied to create database
: CREATE DATABASE "metasploit3" ENCODING = 'utf8'

Call stack:
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1725:in `db_connect_postgresql'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1565:in `cmd_db_connect'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:427:in `run_command'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:389:in `block in run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `each'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:200:in `run'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:169:in `<main>'
msf > db_status[*] postgresql connected to msf3

What do I do about it?

**Lordx19** · 2013-09-05

I see a permission denied error. Not sure what to do for that. I never got that. I couldn't get rid of the error either so I purged metasploit, once it was purged I reinstalled it. Before I even opened metasploit I ran both services. Afterwards I added them to post.d like I said earlier. Then finally open metasploit and check the data base

**rep0** · 2013-09-06

i got this error

Code:

# msfconsole -q
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:22:in `require': cannot load such file -- packetfu (LoadError)
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:22:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db_manager.rb:5:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db_manager.rb:5:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:69:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:69:in `<class:Framework>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:13:in `<module:Msf>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:5:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core.rb:34:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core.rb:34:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb:2:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb:2:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:11:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:11:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:11:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:11:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:157:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:157:in `<main>'

**rep0** · 2013-09-06

i got this error

Code:

# msfconsole -q
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:22:in `require': cannot load such file -- packetfu (LoadError)
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:22:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db_manager.rb:5:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db_manager.rb:5:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:69:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:69:in `<class:Framework>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:13:in `<module:Msf>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:5:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core.rb:34:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core.rb:34:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb:2:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb:2:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:11:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:11:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:11:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:11:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:157:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:157:in `<main>'

**Quizmaster** · 2013-09-06

Okay, I'll give this a shot, but I have a few questions. Wha's the absolute path to post.d in this case, and foremostly, I'm not quite that experienced with editing configuration files and all that, so could you show me how post.d should look, and what lines must be pasted in, thanks a lot?

**Lordx19** · 2013-09-06

sorry it's not post.d, I wasn't at my computer when I wrote that. It's rc.d
You don't need to edit any config file.
you just open a terminal and type these 2 lines
service postgresql start

service metasploit start

afterwards, open metasploit and run db_status
it should say connected to postgresql

those 2 commands earlier start the services. You can make it so they ran automatically at startup by typing

after you do those steps and confirm it's connected to a db run

update-rc.d postgresql enable

update-rc.d metasploit enable

that will make them run at start up

if that does not work

uninstall metasploit and reinstall it

on a fresh install DO NOT RUN METASPLOIT

run all of those steps first before opening it

that's what I had to do

let me know how it goes

it could of had a bad install, which is what happened to me. The purge and fresh install worked, seeing how it creates a whole new db

http://docs.kali.org/general-use/sta...mework-in-kali

**Quizmaster** · 2013-09-07

K, so I did everything you said, I ran apt-get remove --purge, apt-get install, then service postgresql start && service metasploit start, and got a new error while attempting to log in:

Code:

msf > db_connect msf3:[email protected]:1500/metasploit3
[-] Error while running command db_connect: Failed to connect to the database: could not connect to server: Connection timed out
	Is the server running on host "192.168.0.2" and accepting
	TCP/IP connections on port 1500?


Call stack:
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1725:in `db_connect_postgresql'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1565:in `cmd_db_connect'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:427:in `run_command'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:389:in `block in run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `each'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:200:in `run'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:169:in `<main>'

What's my next step?

**weendox** · 2013-09-07

Originally Posted by rep0

i got this error

Code:

# msfconsole -q
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:22:in `require': cannot load such file -- packetfu (LoadError)
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:22:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db_manager.rb:5:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/db_manager.rb:5:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:69:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:69:in `<class:Framework>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:13:in `<module:Msf>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core/framework.rb:5:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core.rb:34:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/core.rb:34:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb:2:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb:2:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:11:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:11:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:11:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:11:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:157:in `require'
	from /opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:157:in `<main>'

Also get this error since I just updated, what's the go? was working fine before, just installed the latest update after it popped up saying there were updates, now I get this when I try and start msfconsole

**Lordx19** · 2013-09-07

What are you logging into?all you have to do is run those commands and then run metasploit. Then run db_status. On a fresh install, when starting the services, you should have seen it building a database.

**~N3ONPONY** · 2013-09-13

I have same problem too.

**Lordx19** · 2013-09-13

you just open a terminal and type these 2 lines
service postgresql start

service metasploit start

afterwards, open metasploit and run db_status
it should say connected to postgresql

those 2 commands earlier start the services. You can make it so they ran automatically at startup by typing

after you do those steps and confirm it's connected to a db run

update-rc.d postgresql enable

update-rc.d metasploit enable

that will make them run at start up

if that does not work

uninstall metasploit and reinstall it

on a fresh install DO NOT RUN METASPLOIT

run all of those steps first before opening it

that's what I had to do

**el_bns** · 2013-10-09

Try to update with :
msfupdate

**kalig** · 2014-02-25

The above (LORDx19) doesn't work, still getting Op's errror and it's 2/26/2014!

msf > db_connect postgres:[email protected]/msfbook
[-] Error while running command db_connect: Failed to connect to the database: PG::InvalidParameterValue: ERROR: new encoding (UTF8) is incompatible with the encoding of the template database (SQL_ASCII)
HINT: Use the same encoding as in the template database, or use template0 as template.
: CREATE DATABASE "msfbook" ENCODING = 'utf8'

Call stack:
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1758:in `db_connect_postgresql'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1598:in `cmd_db_connect'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:427:in `run_command'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:389:in `block in run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `each'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:200:in `run'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:148:in `<main>'
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > db_status[*] postgresql connected to postgres
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > db_connect postgres:[email protected]/msfbook
[-] Error while running command db_connect: Failed to connect to the database: PG::InvalidParameterValue: ERROR: new encoding (UTF8) is incompatible with the encoding of the template database (SQL_ASCII)
HINT: Use the same encoding as in the template database, or use template0 as template.
: CREATE DATABASE "msfbook" ENCODING = 'utf8'

Call stack:
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1758:in `db_connect_postgresql'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1598:in `cmd_db_connect'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:427:in `run_command'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:389:in `block in run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `each'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:200:in `run'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:148:in `<main>'

linux fully updated: Linux version 3.12-kali1-686-pae ([email protected]) (gcc version 4.7.2 (Debian 4.7.2-5) ) #1 SMP Debian 3.12.6-2kali1 (2014-01-06)

**st00f** · 2015-02-26

try going to
vim /opt/metasploit/properties.ini

view the name of the database
db_connect <userindb>:<passwordindb>@localhost:5432<nameofdbi nproperties>

Originally Posted by kalig

The above (LORDx19) doesn't work, still getting Op's errror and it's 2/26/2014!

msf > db_connect postgres:[email protected]/msfbook
[-] Error while running command db_connect: Failed to connect to the database: PG::InvalidParameterValue: ERROR: new encoding (UTF8) is incompatible with the encoding of the template database (SQL_ASCII)
HINT: Use the same encoding as in the template database, or use template0 as template.
: CREATE DATABASE "msfbook" ENCODING = 'utf8'

Call stack:
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1758:in `db_connect_postgresql'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1598:in `cmd_db_connect'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:427:in `run_command'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:389:in `block in run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `each'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:200:in `run'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:148:in `<main>'
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > db_status[*] postgresql connected to postgres
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > Interrupt: use the 'exit' command to quit
msf > db_connect postgres:[email protected]/msfbook
[-] Error while running command db_connect: Failed to connect to the database: PG::InvalidParameterValue: ERROR: new encoding (UTF8) is incompatible with the encoding of the template database (SQL_ASCII)
HINT: Use the same encoding as in the template database, or use template0 as template.
: CREATE DATABASE "msfbook" ENCODING = 'utf8'

Call stack:
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1758:in `db_connect_postgresql'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1598:in `cmd_db_connect'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:427:in `run_command'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:389:in `block in run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `each'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:383:in `run_single'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:200:in `run'
/opt/metasploit/apps/pro/msf3/msfconsole:148:in `<main>'

linux fully updated: Linux version 3.12-kali1-686-pae ([email protected]) (gcc version 4.7.2 (Debian 4.7.2-5) ) #1 SMP Debian 3.12.6-2kali1 (2014-01-06)

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