5190 – /etc/conf.d/snort script needs fixing

Bug 5190 - /etc/conf.d/snort script needs fixing

Summary: /etc/conf.d/snort script needs fixing

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Ben Lutgens (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2002-07-18 04:02 UTC by Vitaly Kushneriuk (RETIRED)
Modified:	2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
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Description Vitaly Kushneriuk (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-07-18 04:02:15 UTC

There are some problems with the /etc/conf.d/snort file
   (files/snort.confd in the ebuild directory):
1) There's a MODE variable that is not used, so it should be deleted.
2) NETWORK should be set from the /etc/snort.conf.
   The "-h" flag is only meant for use when you want to override the
   conf file when running the snort manualy.
3) This one is even nastier : "-s" overrides *any* "output" directive
   from the snort.conf file. It took me some time to realize that it's this
   switch that prevented the snort from loggin into a database as I wanted.
   Again, this switch is not intended for use when running the service daemon,
   only for manual execution when you want to override some .conf settings.
4) -dev is probably not needed either, and better to be handeled from
   the .conf as well

Comment 1 Ben Lutgens (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-07-21 13:32:15 UTC

fix0red