Issue

Metasploit won't move past the initializing screen on install.

Why

After you install Metasploit, you may need to wait a few minutes for the service to restart. If the service does not restart, you need to stop the Metasploit service and restart it.

Fix

Restart Metasploit services.

Linux

To restart the Metasploit service, open a command line terminal and run the following command:

 
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$ sudo bash /opt/metasploit/ctlscript.sh restart

Windows

Choose Start > Programs > Metasploit > Services > Stop Services. Then, choose Start > Programs > Metasploit > Services > Start Services to restart the Metasploit service.