Re: [Snort-users] How do I upgrade Snort to the latest version?

i'd just back up your configuration first, but yep, that's essentially
how it's done :)

On Jun 4, 2004, at 7:20 AM, Lance Boon wrote:

> I want to upgrade to the latest version of snort and was wondering how
> to go about doing it. I've looked through the online users manual and
> can't find anything telling how to upgrade or update snort. I've got 6
> snort sensors on Fedora core1 logging to a centralized mysql server so
> any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
>
> This is what I'm thinking
>
> /etc/rc5.d/S99snort stop
>
> tar -xvzf snort-2.1.3.tar.gz
> cd snort-2.1.3
> ./configure --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql &&make &&make install
>
> Installing the rules and conf file:
> (From the Snort installation directory)
> cd rules
> cp * /etc/snort/rules
> cd ../etc
> cp *.conf /etc/snort
> cp *.config /etc/snort
> cp *.map /etc/snort
>
> Then modify my snort.conf file accordingly?
>
> Am I on the right track or has my train completely derailed.
>
> I'm pretty sure this was covered in the Snort 2.0 Intrusion Detection
> book but I don't have it with me and can't run out and get it right
> now.
>
>
>
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