RE: unable to start snort

["Chris" <chris () kive net>]

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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