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RE: [Snort-users] Syslogging question

This is a discussion on RE: [Snort-users] Syslogging question within the Snort forums, part of the System Security and Security Related category; Tried it just then, but still no messages in syslog... Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt [mailto:matt@bfinity....


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Default RE: [Snort-users] Syslogging question

Tried it just then, but still no messages in syslog...

Steve


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt [mailto:matt@bfinity.kicks-ass.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, 24 August 2004 1:18 PM
> To: Steve
> Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Syslogging question
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> Sorry I Didnt read,
> :)
> just for curiosity sake did you try it?
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> Steve wrote:
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> >Matt,
> >
> >As I read it, the host=3D format only applies to the win32 version, =

not the
> >Unix version...
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Matt [mailto:matt@bfinity.kicks-ass.net]
> >>Sent: Monday, 23 August 2004 3:14 PM
> >>To: Steve
> >>Cc: snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> >>Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Syslogging question
> >>
> >>################################################ ####################
> >># Step #3: Configure output plugins
> >>#
> >># Uncomment and configure the output plugins you decide to use. =

General
> >># configuration for output plugins is of the form:
> >>#
> >># output <name_of_plugin>: <configuration_options>
> >>#
> >># alert_syslog: log alerts to syslog
> >># ----------------------------------
> >># Use one or more syslog facilities as arguments. Win32 can also
> >>optionally
> >># specify a particular hostname/port. Under Win32, the default =

hostname
> is
> >># '127.0.0.1', and the default port is 514.
> >>#
> >># [Unix flavours should use this format...]
> >># output alert_syslog: LOG_AUTH LOG_ALERT
> >>#
> >># [Win32 can use any of these formats...]
> >># output alert_syslog: LOG_AUTH LOG_ALERT
> >># output alert_syslog: host=3Dlocalhost, LOG_AUTH LOG_ALERT
> >># output alert_syslog: host=3Dhostname:port, LOG_AUTH LOG_ALERT
> >>
> >>Try this:
> >>
> >>output alert_syslog: host=3Dhostname:port, LOG_AUTH LOG_ALERT
> >>
> >>HTH
> >>Matt
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Steve wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>New to the list, new to Linux, new to Snort, but trying hard!
> >>>
> >>>I have installed Smoothwall Express V2, and I'm having fun setting
> >>>things up and learning about all these things. But I'm stumped on =

one
> >>>thing. I have Kiwi Syslog Daemon running on a w2k3 box receiving
> >>>syslog messages from Smoothwall and Linux. I've changed syslog.conf =

to
> >>>accomplish this, adding:
> >>>
> >>>*.* @192.168.0.60
> >>>
> >>>at the end. Now all my Smoothwall logs are happily arriving at =

Kiwi.
> >>>But I'd like to get Snort messages there too. I've changed =

snort.conf
> >>>to uncomment the line:
> >>>
> >>>output alert_syslog: LOG_AUTH LOG_ALERT
> >>>
> >>>but don't see any Snort messages in syslog. What else do I need to =

do?
> >>>I've trawled the web and archives but found nothing definitive, =

only
> >>>lots of people asking similar questions. Sorry if this has been
> >>>covered before.
> >>>
> >>>While I'm here, there is one other syslog-related problem, although
> >>>not with Snort. After Smoothwall boot, it takes about 5 minutes for
> >>>Kiwi to start receiving anything from Smoothwall, even though
> >>>Smoothwall in the meantime logs messages.
> >>>
> >>>I have asked these questions on the Smoothwall list, but have =

received
> >>>no answers, so hoping someone here can help. Cheers.
> >>>
> >>>*Steve*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>

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