← All Kali Issues
Metasploit

Cannot connect to database

D Database High

🔴 Error Message

Failed to connect to the Metasploit database

📖 What This Means

PostgreSQL not running or credentials wrong.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Start DB: sudo systemctl start postgresql
  2. Init: sudo msfdb init
  3. Check: sudo msfdb status
  4. Verify: cat /usr/share/metasploit-framework/config/database.yml

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