RE: unable to start snort

["Nick Scheider" <Nicks () benchmark-net com>]

I'm a little confused when I start the service it says ok but once I
checked 
the status it says other wise.  Adding the proper user account corrected
the 
orginal issue but now it looks like I have a problem with my snort
service.  
I currently have this running on a Redhat 8.0 box using Snort 2.0 Acid
and Webmin as 
Gui.   Thanks for your help Nick
 
Starting snort:                                            [  OK  ]
[root@d1 root]# ./snortd status
snort dead but subsys locked
[root@d1 root]# ps auxww | grep snort
root      1396  0.0  0.1  3276  628 pts/1    S    18:15   0:00 grep
snort
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris [mailto:chris () kive net] 
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 4:58 PM
To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: RE: [Snort-users] unable to start snort
 
 
Without seeing the script that you have written or are using to launch
snort in this case, the best bet would be to check why it is trying to
use a user named "snort" and whether or not you have appropriate
users/groups included in your /etc/passwd.
 
Can you provide version, OS, configuration info, and what you've done so
far, etc.... that would be a help in trying to help you.
 
Good luck,
 
-Chris
 
-----Original Message-----
From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net
[mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net] On Behalf Of Brian
Gregorcy
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 4:10 PM
To: Nick Scheider
Cc: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: RE: [Snort-users] unable to start snort
 
start it like this:
 
snort -d 
 
and see if it works
        -----Original Message-----
        From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net
[mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net]On Behalf Of Nick
Scheider
        Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:35 AM
        To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
        Subject: [Snort-users] unable to start snort
        Hi I was wondering if anyone has scene this before.   Could it
be something wrong with my snortd file?
         Thanks in advance Nick
         
        [root@d1 root]# ./snortd start
        Starting snort: ERROR: User "snort" unknown
        Fatal Error, Quitting..
        
[FAILED]
        [root@d1 root]#
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