Re: Snort -> Barnyard -> Remote MySQL DB (mysql.sock error)

[Anthony J Placilla <anthony_placilla () suth com>]

Dan Brummer wrote:
> Hello,
> Sorry for posting this in the snort-users forum but I have been unable 
> to find any help anywhere else.  I recently configured Snort and 
> Barnyard on a remote sensor.  I would like to log the alerts to a 
> central MySQL server.  I have configured everything correctly but when I 
> run Barnyard I get the following error:
>  
> Failed to connect to database (null):XXXXXXXX@(null)/(null): Can't 
> connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
> Fatal Error, Quitting..
> Exiting
>  
> Any ideas?  MySQL server is not installed/running on this remote sensor 
> and I would like it to not have MySQL server.
>  
> Thank you guys for your help.
>  
> -Dan

When you built barnyard did you do
./configure --enable-mysql ?

if no you need to do so & it will look for
/usr/include/mysql/mysql.h

which is part of the mysql-devel package

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Tony Placilla, RHCT, GSEC
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