Re: error in snort-2.9.11 manual

["Al Lewis \(allewi\) via Snort-devel" <snort-devel () lists snort org>]

Hello,

The “./“ isnt a snort issue/error. You get that error because the manual assumes the snort binary is within your path.

You would get the same type of error trying to run any executable file not within your current directory at the time.


Albert Lewis
ENGINEER.SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
SOURCEfire, Inc. now part of Cisco
Email: allewi () cisco com<mailto:allewi () cisco com>

From: Snort-devel <snort-devel-bounces () lists snort org<mailto:snort-devel-bounces () lists snort org>> on behalf of 
stephan schwebke via Snort-devel <snort-devel () lists snort org<mailto:snort-devel () lists snort org>>
Reply-To: stephan schwebke <stephan.schwebke () gmail com<mailto:stephan.schwebke () gmail com>>
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 3:39 PM
To: "snort-devel () lists snort org<mailto:snort-devel () lists snort org>" <snort-devel () lists snort 
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Subject: [Snort-devel] error in snort-2.9.11 manual

Starting at page 9 of the manual, it states, when referring to working with sniffer mode, use the commands ./snort -v, 
./snort -vd, and ./snort -vde, which each give the error "command not found", when used with sudo, and "not a 
directory", when used alone; however, dropping the "./" and using snort -v, snort -vd, or snort -vde each start a scan. 
This probably is merely an oversight, but I thought you should be made aware of it to avoid a number of complaints. If 
this is not where I should enter any further problem I might find, please let me know. Thank you and in the words of 
Red Skelton, "Good night & God bless." :{ )

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