Re: snort log to remote syslog

[Robert Millott <robm () millottandassociates com>]

I am trying to get snort to send my alerts to a remote syslog server.  I
have configured snort to log to the local /var/log/messages, then using
syslog-ng to forward logs to remote syslog server using:

output alert_syslog: LOG_AUTH LOG_ALERT

but I want to change it so snort send directly to the remote server.  I
edited snort.conf and change the output line to

output alert_syslog: host=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:1516, LOG_AUTH LOG_ALERT

but when I start snort I get
WARNING: /etc/snort/snort.conf (531) => Unrecognized syslog
facility/priority: host=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:1516,

I have looked over the manual and copied that line directly from it, but I
still get the error.

Am I missing something?


On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Robert Millott <
robm () millottandassociates com> wrote:

> I am trying to get snort to send my alerts to a remote syslog server.  I
> have configured snort to log to the local /var/log/messages, then using
> syslog-ng to forward logs to remote syslog server using:
>
> output alert_syslog: LOG_AUTH LOG_ALERT
>
> but I want to change it so snort send directly to the remote server.  I
> edited snort.conf and change the output line to
>
> output alert_syslog: host=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:1516, LOG_AUTH LOG_ALERT
>
> but when I start snort I get
> WARNING: /etc/snort/snort.conf (531) => Unrecognized syslog
> facility/priority: host=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:1516,
>
> I have looked over the manual and copied that line directly from it, but I
> still get the error.
>
> Am I missing something?
>
> --
> Robert Millott
> President, Millott and Associates
> (443) 255-3588



-- 
Robert Millott
President, Millott and Associates
(443) 255-3588

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