RE: Unknown rule type

["Michael Steele" <michaels () winsnort com>]

Go down to line 116 in your snort.conf and hash it out and the error will go
away. There is a problem with that rule set and should be repaired.

Kindest regards, 
Michael...

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net [mailto:snort-users-
> admin () lists sourceforge net] On Behalf Of Michael.Spotz () usdoj gov
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:31 PM
> To: 'snort-users () lists sourceforge net'
> Subject: [Snort-users] Unknown rule type
>
> I would appreciate whatever help anyone can offer.  I've installed Snort
> on a unix box running Solaris 8. When I run the following command (as
> root):
>
> /usr/local/bin/snort -A fast -c /usr/local/snort/etc/snort.conf
>
> I get the following messages:
>
> Running in IDS mode
> Log directory = /var/log/snort
>
> Initializing Network Interface hme0
>
>         --== Initializing Snort ==--
> Initializing Output Plugins!
> Decoding Ethernet on interface hme0
> Initializing Preprocessors!
> Initializing Plug-ins!
> Parsing Rules file /usr/local/snort/etc/snort.conf
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Initializing rule chains...
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort.conf(116) => Unknown rule type: Stop
> Fatal Error, Quitting.
>
> Initially, I thought the 116 was a Snort sid for BACKDOOR BackOrifice
> access, but the snort.conf file disables backdoor rulesets, and I deleted
> the backdoor.rules file from the rules directory.  How nice it would be if
> I could determine specifically what "Unknown rule type" refers to.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Mike Spotz<mailto:(michael.spotz () usdoj gov)>
>
>
>
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