Switch to a machine with to download the required license. Install Tenable Nessus Offline
Alternative Command-Line Method: If the Web UI is inaccessible, extract the challenge code via the command-line interface (CLI) using root or administrative privileges:
This requires a manual "handshake":
> "C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessuscli.exe" fetch --challenge
We will walk through the process using a as the target, but the steps are conceptually identical for Windows or macOS. Replace file paths and executables accordingly.