Re: Upgrade to 2.1.0 help needed

["Dave C" <nhdave () skooter net>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shadow man" <sp33di3 () hotmail com>
To: <snort-users () lists sourceforge net>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 3:27 PM
Subject: [Snort-users] Upgrade to 2.1.0 help needed


> Trying to upgrade a working snort 2.0.0 on RH9 to 2.1.0 isn't going so
well.
> downloaded 2.1.0
> renamed /etc/snort /etc/old-snort
> recreated /etc/snort
>
> whereis mysql
> mysql: /usr/local/mysql
>
> ./configure --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql
> make
> make install
>
> fixed up the snort.conf using the details from my old snort.conf.
Including
> the database connection string.
>
> restart and snort isn't running so I tried this
>
> snort -c /etc/snort/snort.conf
>
> and get this
<snipped>
> database: compiled support for ( )
> database: configured to use mysql
> database: 'mysql' support is not compiled into this build of snort
>
> ERROR: If this build of snort was obtained as a binary distribution (e.g.,
> rpm,
> or Windows), then check for alternate builds that contains the necessary
> 'mysql' support.
>
> If this build of snort was compiled by you, then re-run the
> the ./configure script using the '--with-mysql' switch.
> For non-standard installations of a database, the '--with-mysql=DIR'
> syntax may need to be used to specify the base directory of the DB
install.
> See the database documentation for cursory details (doc/README.database).
> and the URL to the most recent database plugin documentation.
> Fatal Error, Quitting..
>
> I've tried this a few times with no luck.  Suggestions please?

It's not a matter of where the mysql binary is but where the mysql
source files are.




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