Re: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on RHEL5

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Old 05-16-2007
Patrick S. Harper
 
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Default Re: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on RHEL5

I know it will work on RHEL 4 but I also did an install on RHEL 5 yesterday
per my doc and it worked the same. I also know it works the same in CentOS
4 and 5


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Brummer [mailto:dan.brummer@vegas.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 3:41 PM
> To: Patrick S. Harper; hhoffman@ip-solutions.net
> Cc: snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on RHEL5
>
> Remove and reinstall of libpcap and libpcap-devel did not fix :\
>
> I'm going to downgrade to RHEL4 and see if I can get the system up.
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick S. Harper [mailto:patrick@internetsecurityguru.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 6:21 PM
> To: Dan Brummer; hhoffman@ip-solutions.net
> Cc: snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on RHEL5
>
> yum remove libpcap*.* might help.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Brummer [mailto:dan.brummer@vegas.com]
> > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 5:33 PM
> > To: Patrick S. Harper; hhoffman@ip-solutions.net
> > Cc: snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on RHEL5
> >
> > Same error on both my RHEL5 servers using 2.6.1.5.
> >
> > I wonder if this is an issue:
> >
> > rpm -qa | grep libpcap
> > libpcap-0.9.4-8.1
> > libpcap-devel-0.9.4-8.1
> > libpcap-0.9.4-8.1
> >
> > It shows two libpcaps installed and it won't let me remove any of

> them.
> >
> > -Dan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Patrick S. Harper [mailto:patrick@internetsecurityguru.com]
> > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 1:15 PM
> > To: Dan Brummer; hhoffman@ip-solutions.net
> > Cc: snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on RHEL5
> >
> > Just tried with snort 2.6.1.5 on RHEL 5 yum'd to date with no

> RPMforge
>
> > repo's installed and it is working. Try the new version and see if
> > that helps.
> >
> > [root@snort snort-2.6.1.5]# snort -V
> >
> > ,,_ -*> Snort! <*-
> > o" )~ Version 2.6.1.5 (Build 59)
> > '''' By Martin Roesch & The Snort Team:
> > http://www.snort.org/team.html
> > (C) Copyright 1998-2007 Sourcefire Inc., et al.
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: snort-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:snort-

> users-
>
> > > bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Dan Brummer
> > > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 1:58 PM
> > > To: hhoffman@ip-solutions.net
> > > Cc: snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on RHEL5
> > >
> > > Verify on libpcap-devel comes back blank. Tried removing it and
> > > readding, still same issue.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Harry Hoffman [mailto:hhoffman@ip-solutions.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:30 AM
> > > To: Dan Brummer
> > > Cc: snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on RHEL5
> > >
> > > I was just emailing back and forth with another person who has/had
> > > this same problem.
> > >
> > > Is libpcap-devel installed on your system? If it is please get a
> > > listing of files in the rpm db and verify the integrity of the
> > > package. If not intact, please remove and then re-install the -

> devel
>
> > > package and see if that works.
> > >
> > >
> > > Verify Files:
> > > rpm -V libpcap-devel
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Harry
> > >
> > >
> > > > Any ideas on this guys? I'm still unable to get it to work,

> > SELinux
> >
> > > > disabled. I'm thinking about downgrading to RHEL4 but I may run
> > > > into hardware issues.
> > > >
> > > > -Dan
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: snort-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > > [mailto:snort-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of
> > > > Harry Hoffman
> > > > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 5:01 PM
> > > > Cc: snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > > Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on
> > > > RHEL5
> > > >
> > > > If you believe it's SELINUX you can check the logs:
> > > >
> > > > audit2allow -i /var/log/messages
> > > >
> > > > or temporarily disable selinux
> > > > setenforce 0
> > > >
> > > > HTH,
> > > > Harry
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 11 May 2007, Patrick S. Harper wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Selinux can break a lot of things if not set properly, it takes

> a
>
> > > >> good
> > > >
> > > >> bit of tweaking
> > > >>
> > > >> Patrick S. Harper | CISSP RHCT MCSE www.internetsecurityguru.com
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > > >> > From: Peper Gisi [mailto:pgisi@flatironfs.com]
> > > >> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 3:33 PM
> > > >> > To: Dan Brummer; Patrick S. Harper;
> > > >> > snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > >> > Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on
> > > RHEL5
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I actually just had the same issue yesterday with CentOS5. I
> > > >> > was using Patrick's directions and had to do a couple of

> things
>
> > > >> > a little
> > > >
> > > >> > different like SELinux comes after the reboot. I have tried
> > > >> > everything that I could think of and still get the same error

> > that
> > > > Dan is getting.
> > > >> > I took the box back to 4.4 and no issues ... except fort

> > importing
> > > >> > the GPG key for NTOP but that is unrelated.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Peper
> > > >> >
> > > >> > ________________________________
> > > >> >
> > > >> > From: snort-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net on behalf of
> > > >> > Dan Brummer
> > > >> > Sent: Fri 5/11/2007 2:20 PM
> > > >> > To: Patrick S. Harper; snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > >> > Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on
> > > RHEL5
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Yea this is very confusing. This is a brand new installation
> > > >> > of
> > > >> > RHEL5 with the latest updates from RHN via yum.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > -Dan
> > > >> >
> > > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > > >> > From: Patrick S. Harper

> > [mailto:patrick@internetsecurityguru.com]
> > > >> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 1:17 PM
> > > >> > To: Dan Brummer; snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > >> > Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on
> > > RHEL5
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I have the same setup in my lab and it worked for me. I have

> > not
> > > >> > gotten a copy of the real RHEL 5 yet though, I am running on
> > > CentOS
> > >
> > > >> > 5. That should not make a difference though
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >> > > From: snort-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > >> > > [mailto:snort-users- bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On

> Behalf
> > Of
> > > >> > > Dan Brummer
> > > >> > > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 1:14 PM
> > > >> > > To: snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > >> > > Subject: [Snort-users] Unable to install Snort 2.6.1.4 on

> > RHEL5
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Hello,
> > > >> > > I'm trying to install Snort 2.6.1.4 from source on a RHEL5
> > > server.
> > > >
> > > >> > > I get the following error:
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > ERROR! Libpcap library/headers not found
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > I currently have libpcap installed by RPM:
> > > >> > > rpm -qa |grep libpcap
> > > >> > > libpcap-0.9.4-8.1
> > > >> > > libpcap-devel-0.9.4-8.1
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Here's a list of the libpcap files:
> > > >> > > /usr/include/pcap-bpf.h
> > > >> > > /usr/include/pcap-namedb.h
> > > >> > > /usr/include/pcap.h
> > > >> > > /usr/lib/libpcap.a
> > > >> > > /usr/lib/libpcap.so
> > > >> > > /usr/lib/libpcap.so.0
> > > >> > > /usr/lib/libpcap.so.0.9
> > > >> > > /usr/lib/libpcap.so.0.9.4
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > I've tried running ./configure with '--with-libpcap-
> > > >> > > includes=/usr/include --with-libpcap-libraries=/usr/lib' and
> > > >> > > still
> > > >
> > > >> > > expierence the error. Any help on this would be greatly
> > > > appreciated.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Thank you.
> > > >> > > Daniel Brummer
> > > >> > > Vegas.com Network Engineer I
> > > >> >
> > > >> >

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