Yet another alert not being logged to mysql database

["Jacob, Raymond A Jr" <raymond.jacob () navy mil>]

Setup for testing cross connected cable, workstation running nmap and snortbox.
Doing syn scans against one address.
snort works in packet sniffing mode.

per: http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~rdanyliw/snort/snortdb/snortdb_faq.html#faq_b2
I changed:(not real snort.conf using config from above url).
output database: log, mysql, user=snort dbname=snort_db host=localhost password=foo

to:

output database: alert, mysql, user=snort dbname=snort_db host=localhost password=foo

I tried adding the preprocessor for portscan

preprosessor portscan: 10.0.0.0/8 5 10 /var/log/portscan.log

started nmap:
ls /<datadir>/snort/*.MYD  very small and times have not changed.

mysql snortadmin(not real name)  -p
use snort
select * from iphdr

empty.

logs to me look like everything loads.
Any suggestions? 


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