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Re: snort dead but subsys locked
From: Edin Dizdarevic <edin.dizdarevic () interActive-Systems de>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 18:18:06 +0200
Mike McCracken/BCBS wrote:
I am getting the following message when trying to start snortd: "snort dead but subsys locked" Any ideas how to fix this? I am a newbie. Mike
Using Red Hat? See if there is a file /var/lock/subsys/snort and remove it if there. On shutdown RedHat will shut only those services down[1] which have a lockfile in that directory placed. So if you install software on your own take care[2] about the lockfile in order to get it shut on reboot or shutdown. One would do something like this (many abbreviations possible): SNORT_LOCKFILE="/var/lock/subsys/snort" SNORT_PID=$(pidof /usr/local/bin/snort) ... start_snort () { if [ ! -z "$SNORT_PID" ] then echo "ERROR! Snort already runnin'!" exit 1 fi if [ -z "$SNORT_PID" -a -f "$SNORT_LOCKFILE" ] then echo "Snort dead but subsys locked!" echo "Deleting the lockfile... Hang on..." /bin/rm -f "$SNORT_LOCKFILE" # Again! $0 start fi if [ -z "$SNORT_PID" -a ! -f "$SNORT_LOCKFILE" ] then echo "No Snort instances found!" echo "Starting Snort now..." /usr/local/bin/snort -c /etc/snort.conf -i eth1 -D -u snort -g snort fi ... } ... Regards, Edin [1] Means for ex. run "service snort stop" [2] Put a lockfile in /var/lock/subsys for ex. with touch. The lockfile must have the same name as that particular service startskript -- Edin Dizdarevic ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Parasoft Error proof Web apps, automate testing & more. Download & eval WebKing and get a free book. www.parasoft.com/bulletproofapps1 _______________________________________________ Snort-users mailing list Snort-users () lists sourceforge net Go to this URL to change user options or unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/snort-users Snort-users list archive: http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=snort-users
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