snort 1.9.0 + redhat 8.0: no output to mysql when in daemon mode

[Tom Van Overbeke <tvanoverbeke () ccncsi net>]

Hi,

Snort refuses to write to mysql when it is started with the -A fast and
the -D options. i tried all possible combinations, and as soon as one of
these 2 parameters is mentioned, it defaults to the logfile.

the -A i can do without, but i like to start all my daemons via the init.d
scripts, and if i leave out the -D, snort remains attached to the terminal,
which is not what a daemon should be doing.

Does anyone know how I can have the -D option present and still log to
database ?

these are my snort.conf lines with respect to the output:

output database: log, mysql, user=snort password=snort dbname=snort
host=127.0.0.1
output database: alert, mysql, user=snort password=snort dbname=snort
host=127.0.0.1


Thanks,

Tom.

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