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<div id="content"><h1>Class: Msf::MCP::RpcManager
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<h2>Overview</h2><div class="docstring">
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<p>Manages the lifecycle of a Metasploit RPC server process.</p>
<p>Probes the configured RPC port, auto-starts the server via Process.spawn of msfrpcd, and cleans up the child process on shutdown.</p>
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<dt id="LOCALHOST_HOSTS-constant" class="">LOCALHOST_HOSTS =
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<dd><pre class="code"><span class='qwords_beg'>%w[</span><span class='tstring_content'>localhost</span><span class='words_sep'> </span><span class='tstring_content'>127.0.0.1</span><span class='words_sep'> </span><span class='tstring_content'>::1</span><span class='tstring_end'>]</span></span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_freeze'>freeze</span></pre></dd>
<dt id="DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT-constant" class="">DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT =
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<dd><pre class="code"><span class='int'>30</span></pre></dd>
<dt id="DEFAULT_WAIT_INTERVAL-constant" class="">DEFAULT_WAIT_INTERVAL =
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<dd><pre class="code"><span class='int'>1</span></pre></dd>
<dt id="STOP_GRACE_PERIOD-constant" class="">STOP_GRACE_PERIOD =
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<dd><pre class="code"><span class='int'>5</span></pre></dd>
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<a href="#rpc_pid-instance_method" title="#rpc_pid (instance method)">#<strong>rpc_pid</strong> &#x21d2; Object </a>
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<span class="note title readonly">readonly</span>
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<p>Returns the value of attribute rpc_pid.</p>
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<a href="#auto_start_enabled%3F-instance_method" title="#auto_start_enabled? (instance method)">#<strong>auto_start_enabled?</strong> &#x21d2; Boolean </a>
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<p>Whether auto-start is enabled based on config, API type, and host.</p>
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<a href="#ensure_rpc_available-instance_method" title="#ensure_rpc_available (instance method)">#<strong>ensure_rpc_available</strong> &#x21d2; void </a>
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<p>Ensure an RPC server is available, auto-starting if needed.</p>
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<a href="#initialize-instance_method" title="#initialize (instance method)">#<strong>initialize</strong>(config:, output:) &#x21d2; RpcManager </a>
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<span class="note title constructor">constructor</span>
<span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'>
<p>A new instance of RpcManager.</p>
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<a href="#rpc_available%3F-instance_method" title="#rpc_available? (instance method)">#<strong>rpc_available?</strong> &#x21d2; Boolean </a>
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<p>Probe the configured RPC port to check if a server is listening.</p>
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<a href="#rpc_managed%3F-instance_method" title="#rpc_managed? (instance method)">#<strong>rpc_managed?</strong> &#x21d2; Boolean </a>
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<p>Whether this manager started and is managing an RPC server process.</p>
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<a href="#start_rpc_server-instance_method" title="#start_rpc_server (instance method)">#<strong>start_rpc_server</strong> &#x21d2; void </a>
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<p>Start the Metasploit RPC server by spawning msfrpcd.</p>
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<a href="#stop_rpc_server-instance_method" title="#stop_rpc_server (instance method)">#<strong>stop_rpc_server</strong> &#x21d2; void </a>
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<p>Stop the managed RPC server process.</p>
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<a href="#wait_for_rpc-instance_method" title="#wait_for_rpc (instance method)">#<strong>wait_for_rpc</strong>(timeout: DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT, interval: DEFAULT_WAIT_INTERVAL) &#x21d2; true </a>
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<p>Wait for the RPC server to become available.</p>
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<h3 class="signature first" id="initialize-instance_method">
#<strong>initialize</strong>(config:, output:) &#x21d2; <tt><span class='object_link'><a href="" title="Msf::MCP::RpcManager (class)">RpcManager</a></span></tt>
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<p>Returns a new instance of RpcManager.</p>
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<p class="tag_title">Parameters:</p>
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<li>
<span class='name'>config</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Hash</tt>)</span>
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<p>Application configuration hash</p>
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<span class='name'>output</span>
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<p>Output stream for status messages</p>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/msf/core/mcp/rpc_manager.rb', line 21</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_initialize'>initialize</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='label'>config:</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='label'>output:</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='ivar'>@config</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_config'>config</span>
<span class='ivar'>@output</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_output'>output</span>
<span class='ivar'>@rpc_pid</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span>
<span class='ivar'>@rpc_managed</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>false</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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<h3 class="signature first" id="rpc_pid-instance_method">
#<strong>rpc_pid</strong> &#x21d2; <tt>Object</tt> <span class="extras">(readonly)</span>
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<p>Returns the value of attribute rpc_pid.</p>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/msf/core/mcp/rpc_manager.rb', line 17</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_rpc_pid'>rpc_pid</span>
<span class='ivar'>@rpc_pid</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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#<strong>auto_start_enabled?</strong> &#x21d2; <tt>Boolean</tt>
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<p>Whether auto-start is enabled based on config, API type, and host.</p>
<p>Auto-start is only supported for:</p>
<ul><li>
<p>MessagePack API type (not JSON-RPC)</p>
</li><li>
<p>Localhost connections (cannot start a remote RPC server)</p>
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<p>When auto_start_rpc config is not explicitly false</p>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/msf/core/mcp/rpc_manager.rb', line 62</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_auto_start_enabled?'>auto_start_enabled?</span>
<span class='kw'>return</span> <span class='kw'>false</span> <span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='ivar'>@config</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:msf_api</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:type</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span> <span class='op'>!=</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>messagepack</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span>
<span class='kw'>return</span> <span class='kw'>false</span> <span class='kw'>unless</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_localhost?'>localhost?</span>
<span class='kw'>return</span> <span class='kw'>false</span> <span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='ivar'>@config</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:msf_api</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:auto_start_rpc</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span> <span class='op'>==</span> <span class='kw'>false</span>
<span class='kw'>true</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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#<strong>ensure_rpc_available</strong> &#x21d2; <tt>void</tt>
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<p class="note returns_void">This method returns an undefined value.</p>
<p>Ensure an RPC server is available, auto-starting if needed.</p>
<p>When the RPC server is already listening, verifies that credentials (or a token for JSON-RPC) are available for the caller to authenticate.</p>
<p>When the server is not available, auto-start is attempted only for MessagePack on localhost with auto_start_rpc enabled. Random credentials are generated when none are provided.</p>
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<span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit/RpcStartupError.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit::RpcStartupError (class)">Msf::MCP::Metasploit::RpcStartupError</a></span></tt>)</span>
&mdash;
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<p>If the server cannot be reached and auto-start is not possible, or if the server is running but no credentials/token were provided</p>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/msf/core/mcp/rpc_manager.rb', line 169</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_ensure_rpc_available'>ensure_rpc_available</span>
<span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_rpc_available?'>rpc_available?</span>
<span class='ivar'>@output</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_puts'>puts</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>Metasploit RPC server is already running</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_validate_credentials_for_existing_server!'>validate_credentials_for_existing_server!</span>
<span class='kw'>return</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='ivar'>@config</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:msf_api</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:type</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span> <span class='op'>==</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>json-rpc</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_raise'>raise</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../Msf.html" title="Msf (module)">Msf</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../MCP.html" title="Msf::MCP (module)">MCP</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit (module)">Metasploit</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit/RpcStartupError.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit::RpcStartupError (class)">RpcStartupError</a></span></span><span class='comma'>,</span>
<span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>RPC server is not running and auto-start is not supported for JSON-RPC API type.</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='kw'>unless</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_localhost?'>localhost?</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_message'>message</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>RPC server is not available at </span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='ivar'>@config</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:msf_api</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:host</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'>:</span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='ivar'>@config</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:msf_api</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:port</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'>.</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_message'>message</span> <span class='op'>&lt;&lt;</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'> Cannot auto-start RPC on remote hosts. Please start the RPC server manually.</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span> <span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_auto_start_enabled?'>auto_start_enabled?</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_raise'>raise</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../Msf.html" title="Msf (module)">Msf</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../MCP.html" title="Msf::MCP (module)">MCP</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit (module)">Metasploit</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit/RpcStartupError.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit::RpcStartupError (class)">RpcStartupError</a></span></span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_message'>message</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='kw'>unless</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_auto_start_enabled?'>auto_start_enabled?</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_raise'>raise</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../Msf.html" title="Msf (module)">Msf</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../MCP.html" title="Msf::MCP (module)">MCP</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit (module)">Metasploit</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit/RpcStartupError.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit::RpcStartupError (class)">RpcStartupError</a></span></span><span class='comma'>,</span>
<span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>RPC server is not running on </span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='ivar'>@config</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:msf_api</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:host</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'>:</span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='ivar'>@config</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:msf_api</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:port</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'> </span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span> \
<span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>and auto-start is disabled.</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_generate_random_credentials'>generate_random_credentials</span> <span class='kw'>unless</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_credentials_provided?'>credentials_provided?</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_start_rpc_server'>start_rpc_server</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_wait_for_rpc'>wait_for_rpc</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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<h3 class="signature " id="rpc_available?-instance_method">
#<strong>rpc_available?</strong> &#x21d2; <tt>Boolean</tt>
</h3><div class="docstring">
<div class="discussion">
<p>Probe the configured RPC port to check if a server is listening.</p>
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<div class="tags">
<p class="tag_title">Returns:</p>
<ul class="return">
<li>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Boolean</tt>)</span>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/msf/core/mcp/rpc_manager.rb', line 38</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_rpc_available?'>rpc_available?</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_host'>host</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='ivar'>@config</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:msf_api</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:host</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_port'>port</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='ivar'>@config</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:msf_api</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:port</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_socket'>socket</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../Rex.html" title="Rex (module)">Rex</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>Socket</span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>Tcp</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_create'>create</span><span class='lparen'>(</span>
<span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>PeerHost</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span> <span class='op'>=&gt;</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_host'>host</span><span class='comma'>,</span>
<span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>PeerPort</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span> <span class='op'>=&gt;</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_port'>port</span>
<span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_socket'>socket</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_close'>close</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_dlog'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../top-level-namespace.html#dlog-instance_method" title="#dlog (method)">dlog</a></span></span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='lbrace'>{</span> <span class='label'>message:</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>RPC server is available at </span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../Rex.html" title="Rex (module)">Rex</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>Socket</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_to_authority'>to_authority</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_host'>host</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_port'>port</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span> <span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='comma'>,</span>
<span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../MCP.html#LOG_SOURCE-constant" title="Msf::MCP::LOG_SOURCE (constant)">LOG_SOURCE</a></span></span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../MCP.html#LOG_DEBUG-constant" title="Msf::MCP::LOG_DEBUG (constant)">LOG_DEBUG</a></span></span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='kw'>true</span>
<span class='kw'>rescue</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../Rex.html" title="Rex (module)">Rex</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>ConnectionError</span>
<span class='kw'>false</span>
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<h3 class="signature " id="rpc_managed?-instance_method">
#<strong>rpc_managed?</strong> &#x21d2; <tt>Boolean</tt>
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<p>Whether this manager started and is managing an RPC server process.</p>
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<p class="tag_title">Returns:</p>
<ul class="return">
<li>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Boolean</tt>)</span>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/msf/core/mcp/rpc_manager.rb', line 31</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_rpc_managed?'>rpc_managed?</span>
<span class='ivar'>@rpc_managed</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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<h3 class="signature " id="start_rpc_server-instance_method">
#<strong>start_rpc_server</strong> &#x21d2; <tt>void</tt>
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<p class="note returns_void">This method returns an undefined value.</p>
<p>Start the Metasploit RPC server by spawning msfrpcd.</p>
<p>Credentials are passed via environment variables to avoid exposing them on the command line.</p>
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<ul class="raise">
<li>
<span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit/RpcStartupError.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit::RpcStartupError (class)">Msf::MCP::Metasploit::RpcStartupError</a></span></tt>)</span>
&mdash;
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<p>If the server cannot be started</p>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/msf/core/mcp/rpc_manager.rb', line 77</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_start_rpc_server'>start_rpc_server</span>
<span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='ivar'>@rpc_managed</span>
<span class='ivar'>@output</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_puts'>puts</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>RPC server is already managed by this process</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span>
<span class='kw'>return</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='ivar'>@output</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_puts'>puts</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>Starting Metasploit RPC server...</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_ilog'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../top-level-namespace.html#ilog-instance_method" title="#ilog (method)">ilog</a></span></span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='lbrace'>{</span> <span class='label'>message:</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>Starting Metasploit RPC server</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span> <span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='comma'>,</span>
<span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../MCP.html#LOG_SOURCE-constant" title="Msf::MCP::LOG_SOURCE (constant)">LOG_SOURCE</a></span></span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../MCP.html#LOG_INFO-constant" title="Msf::MCP::LOG_INFO (constant)">LOG_INFO</a></span></span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='kw'>unless</span> <span class='const'>File</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_executable?'>executable?</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='const'>MSFRPCD_PATH</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_raise'>raise</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../Msf.html" title="Msf (module)">Msf</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../MCP.html" title="Msf::MCP (module)">MCP</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit (module)">Metasploit</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit/RpcStartupError.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit::RpcStartupError (class)">RpcStartupError</a></span></span><span class='comma'>,</span>
<span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>msfrpcd executable not found. Cannot auto-start RPC server.</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_args'>args</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_build_msfrpcd_args'>build_msfrpcd_args</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_env'>env</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='lbrace'>{</span>
<span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>MSF_RPC_USER</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span> <span class='op'>=&gt;</span> <span class='ivar'>@config</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:msf_api</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:user</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_to_s'>to_s</span><span class='comma'>,</span>
<span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>MSF_RPC_PASS</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span> <span class='op'>=&gt;</span> <span class='ivar'>@config</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:msf_api</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:password</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_to_s'>to_s</span>
<span class='rbrace'>}</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_pid'>pid</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='const'>Process</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_spawn'>spawn</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_env'>env</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='const'>MSFRPCD_PATH</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='op'>*</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_args'>args</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='qsymbols_beg'>%i[</span><span class='tstring_content'>out</span><span class='words_sep'> </span><span class='tstring_content'>err</span><span class='tstring_end'>]</span></span> <span class='op'>=&gt;</span> <span class='const'>File</span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>NULL</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='ivar'>@rpc_pid</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_pid'>pid</span>
<span class='ivar'>@rpc_managed</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>true</span>
<span class='ivar'>@output</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_puts'>puts</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>RPC server started via msfrpcd (PID: </span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_pid'>pid</span><span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'>)</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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<h3 class="signature " id="stop_rpc_server-instance_method">
#<strong>stop_rpc_server</strong> &#x21d2; <tt>void</tt>
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<p class="note returns_void">This method returns an undefined value.</p>
<p>Stop the managed RPC server process.</p>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/msf/core/mcp/rpc_manager.rb', line 136</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_stop_rpc_server'>stop_rpc_server</span>
<span class='kw'>return</span> <span class='kw'>unless</span> <span class='ivar'>@rpc_managed</span>
<span class='ivar'>@output</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_puts'>puts</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>Stopping managed RPC server...</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_ilog'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../top-level-namespace.html#ilog-instance_method" title="#ilog (method)">ilog</a></span></span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='lbrace'>{</span> <span class='label'>message:</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>Stopping managed RPC server (PID: </span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='ivar'>@rpc_pid</span><span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'>)</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span> <span class='rbrace'>}</span><span class='comma'>,</span>
<span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../MCP.html#LOG_SOURCE-constant" title="Msf::MCP::LOG_SOURCE (constant)">LOG_SOURCE</a></span></span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../MCP.html#LOG_INFO-constant" title="Msf::MCP::LOG_INFO (constant)">LOG_INFO</a></span></span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='kw'>begin</span>
<span class='const'>Process</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_kill'>kill</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>TERM</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='ivar'>@rpc_pid</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_graceful_wait'>graceful_wait</span>
<span class='kw'>rescue</span> <span class='const'>Errno</span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>ESRCH</span>
<span class='comment'># Process already dead — that&#39;s fine
</span> <span class='kw'>rescue</span> <span class='const'>Errno</span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>EPERM</span>
<span class='ivar'>@output</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_puts'>puts</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>Warning: no permission to stop RPC process </span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='ivar'>@rpc_pid</span><span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='ivar'>@rpc_pid</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>nil</span>
<span class='ivar'>@rpc_managed</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='kw'>false</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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<h3 class="signature " id="wait_for_rpc-instance_method">
#<strong>wait_for_rpc</strong>(timeout: DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT, interval: DEFAULT_WAIT_INTERVAL) &#x21d2; <tt>true</tt>
</h3><div class="docstring">
<div class="discussion">
<p>Wait for the RPC server to become available.</p>
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</div>
<div class="tags">
<p class="tag_title">Parameters:</p>
<ul class="param">
<li>
<span class='name'>timeout</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Integer</tt>)</span>
<em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT</tt>)</em>
&mdash;
<div class='inline'>
<p>Maximum seconds to wait (default: 30)</p>
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</li>
<li>
<span class='name'>interval</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Integer</tt>)</span>
<em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>DEFAULT_WAIT_INTERVAL</tt>)</em>
&mdash;
<div class='inline'>
<p>Seconds between probes (default: 1)</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="tag_title">Returns:</p>
<ul class="return">
<li>
<span class='type'>(<tt>true</tt>)</span>
&mdash;
<div class='inline'>
<p>When the server becomes available</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="tag_title">Raises:</p>
<ul class="raise">
<li>
<span class='type'>(<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit/ConnectionError.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit::ConnectionError (class)">Msf::MCP::Metasploit::ConnectionError</a></span></tt>)</span>
&mdash;
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<p>If timeout is reached</p>
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&mdash;
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<p>If the managed process exits</p>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/msf/core/mcp/rpc_manager.rb', line 112</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_wait_for_rpc'>wait_for_rpc</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='label'>timeout:</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="#DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT-constant" title="Msf::MCP::RpcManager::DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT (constant)">DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT</a></span></span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='label'>interval:</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="#DEFAULT_WAIT_INTERVAL-constant" title="Msf::MCP::RpcManager::DEFAULT_WAIT_INTERVAL (constant)">DEFAULT_WAIT_INTERVAL</a></span></span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_deadline'>deadline</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='const'>Time</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_now'>now</span> <span class='op'>+</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_timeout'>timeout</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_loop'>loop</span> <span class='kw'>do</span>
<span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_rpc_available?'>rpc_available?</span>
<span class='ivar'>@output</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_puts'>puts</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>RPC server is ready</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span>
<span class='kw'>return</span> <span class='kw'>true</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_check_managed_process_alive!'>check_managed_process_alive!</span> <span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='ivar'>@rpc_managed</span>
<span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='const'>Time</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_now'>now</span> <span class='op'>&gt;=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_deadline'>deadline</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_raise'>raise</span> <span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../../Msf.html" title="Msf (module)">Msf</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="../MCP.html" title="Msf::MCP (module)">MCP</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit (module)">Metasploit</a></span></span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'><span class='object_link'><a href="Metasploit/ConnectionError.html" title="Msf::MCP::Metasploit::ConnectionError (class)">ConnectionError</a></span></span><span class='comma'>,</span>
<span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&quot;</span><span class='tstring_content'>Timed out waiting for RPC server after </span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_timeout'>timeout</span><span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'> seconds</span><span class='tstring_end'>&quot;</span></span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='ivar'>@output</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_puts'>puts</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>&#39;</span><span class='tstring_content'>Waiting for RPC server to become available...</span><span class='tstring_end'>&#39;</span></span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_sleep'>sleep</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_interval'>interval</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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