Re: Output Plugins

[Jose Maria Lopez <jkerouac () bgsec com>]

El jue, 09 de 09 de 2004 a las 22:01, Eric Kahklen escribió:
> I am trying to setup my 1st snort box and was going through the 
> snort.conf.  I am going to be using ACID with mysql.   From the docs, it 
> says you can either use log or alert.
>
> The example they include is:
>
>  output database: log, mysql, user=root password=test dbname=db 
> host=localhost
>
> Is it better to use log vs. alert? Does that mean that mysql will only 
> capture data that triggers rules written with the log action event?

I'v always used log and it logs all the rules with the alert action
event.

> Also, is there a way to point all snort logging period to go to one 
> directory vs. being put into my messages directory?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
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