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RE: Fatal Error OpenLogFile


From: "Scott" <scottr () vdot net>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:19:10 -0400

Yes I was running with the -u and -g switch.  I changed to owner/group to
those specified by these switches.

Thanks for the insight.

Scotty


-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Owen [mailto:cowen () gt ca]
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 4:09 PM
To: 'Scott'; 'snort-users () lists sourceforge net'
Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Fatal Error OpenLogFile


If the directory doesn't exist, create it with

mkdir -p /var/log/snort

If you're running snort as root try root:root and 700.

chown -R root /var/log/snort
chgrp -R root /var/log/snort
chmod 700 /var/log/snort

If you're running snort as a different user (with the -u switch when
starting snort) then you will need to have the directory owned by
that user.

 Chris.

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott [mailto:scottr () vdot net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 12:39 PM
To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: [Snort-users] Fatal Error OpenLogFile


What should the permissions and owner/group of the /var/log/snort
directory?

If keep getting FATAL ERROR: ERROR: OpenLogFile() =>
mkdir(/var/log/snort/xx.xxx.xxx.xx) log directory: Permission denied and
then snort dies.

TIA

Scotty



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