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msf > workspace -a demo_for_steve
[*] Added workspace: demo_for_steve
msf > hosts -a "192.168.1.200"  <---- Say you wanna modify this host's name and comments
[*] Time: 2015-03-07 19:58:45 UTC Host: host=192.168.1.200
msf > irb
[*] Starting IRB shell...

>> id = framework.db.get_host(:address => '192.168.1.200').id
=> 488
>> framework.db.hosts.update(id, :comments => "This is a new comment")
=> #<Mdm::Host id: 488, created_at: "2015-03-07 19:58:45", address: "192.168.1.200", mac: nil, comm: "", name: nil, state: "alive", os_name: nil, os_flavor: nil, os_sp: nil, os_lang: nil, arch: nil, workspace_id: 215, updated_at: "2015-03-07 19:59:48", purpose: nil, info: nil, comments: "This is a new comment", scope: nil, virtual_host: nil, note_count: 0, vuln_count: 0, service_count: 0, host_detail_count: 0, exploit_attempt_count: 0, cred_count: 0, detected_arch: nil>
>> framework.db.hosts.update(id, :name => "This is a new name")
=> #<Mdm::Host id: 488, created_at: "2015-03-07 19:58:45", address: "192.168.1.200", mac: nil, comm: "", name: "This is a new name", state: "alive", os_name: nil, os_flavor: nil, os_sp: nil, os_lang: nil, arch: nil, workspace_id: 215, updated_at: "2015-03-07 19:59:57", purpose: nil, info: nil, comments: "This is a new comment", scope: nil, virtual_host: nil, note_count: 0, vuln_count: 0, service_count: 0, host_detail_count: 0, exploit_attempt_count: 0, cred_count: 0, detected_arch: nil>
>> exit
msf > hosts

Hosts
=====

address        mac  name                os_name  os_flavor  os_sp  purpose  info  comments
-------        ---  ----                -------  ---------  -----  -------  ----  --------
192.168.1.200       This is a new name                                            This is a new comment

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