RE: Snort on XP SP2 W/ MSSQL

["Briggs, Bruce" <Bruce.Briggs () suny edu>]

Could be related to the MySQL Use old passwords issue.
 
The easiest way to deal with this is to download MySQL Administrator and
run it.
Select Startup Variables -> Security tab -> Use old passwords
 
The update the Snort password again.
Hopefully that should do it.
 
Bruce

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From: snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net
[mailto:snort-users-admin () lists sourceforge net] On Behalf Of James
Bruce
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 1:09 PM
To: Snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: [Snort-users] Snort on XP SP2 W/ MSSQL


Hi,
Hopefully someone can help me. I'm trying to get snort 232 build 12
running on XP SP2 w/ one interface. I keep getting the error listed
below when I start the service. I have followed the snort installation
guide: Installing a complete IDS using IIS 5/6 Webserver
<http://www.snetworking.com/cis/Installing_a_complete_IDS_using_the_IIS%
205.htm>  step by step. When I get to the part to test the service I get
the following error listed below. 
I have checked to make sure the user snort has the proper INSERT and
SELECT permissions. I have also verified that the CREATE TABLE sensor
was listed in the create_mssql script that was run in query analyzer for
the snort database.
 
This is listed in the event viewer:
When this plugin starts, a SELECT query is run to find the sensor id for
the
currently running sensor. If the sensor id is not found, the plugin will
run
an INSERT query to insert the proper data and generate a new sensor id.
Then a SELECT query is run to get the newly allocated sensor id. If that
fails then this error message is generated.
 
 Some possible causes for this error are:
  * the user does not have proper INSERT or SELECT privileges
  * the sensor table does not exist
 
 If you are _absolutely_ certain that you have the proper privileges set
and
 that your database structure is built properly please let me know if
you
 continue to get this error.
 
Any help would be appreciated. 
 
Thanks, 
James Bruce