Using inline handler and renaming jobs

Metasploit offers a quick way to set up handlers using the handler command. We can set up an example inline handler by issuing the handler -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp -H 192.168.10.13 -P 4444 command, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 12.14 – Inline handlers in Metasploit

We can see that we can define the payload using the -p switch and host and port with the -H and -P switches. Running the handler command will quickly spawn a handler as a background job. Speaking of background jobs, they too can be renamed using the rename_job command—for example, by issuing rename_job 0 "Meterpreter Reverse on 4444", as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 12.15 – Renaming Metasploit jobs using the rename_job command

The job was renamed with ease. Sometimes, you might need to run a single command on multiple sessions, such as using getuid to see where we...