Re: [Snort-users] "S5 pruned sessions from cache" messages

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Old 04-29-2008
Martin Roesch
 
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It means that you haven't allocated enough memory to stream5's
memcap. Basically when it hits the memcap limit due to trying to
track too many sessions at once you need to raise the memcap limit
until you stop getting those notifications. Try doubling it for
starters and see what happens.

-Marty


On Apr 29, 2008, at 1:52 PM, Joe S wrote:

> Correction: Running 2.8.1
>
> ,,_ -*> Snort! <*-
> o" )~ Version 2.8.1 (Build 28) FreeBSD
> '''' By Martin Roesch & The Snort Team: http://www.snort.org/team.html
> (C) Copyright 1998-2008 Sourcefire Inc., et al.
> Using PCRE version: 7.4 2007-09-21
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Joe S <js.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm running Snort 2.8.0.1 on FreeBSD 7.0 (i386) and I'm getting tons
>> of messages like this:
>>
>> S5: Pruned 25 sessions from cache. 2870 ssns for memcap:
>> 8387663/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 5 sessions from cache. 2877 ssns for memcap:
>> 8235241/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 20 sessions from cache. 2964 ssns for memcap:
>> 8388299/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 5 sessions from cache. 2959 ssns for memcap:
>> 8388559/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 5 sessions from cache. 2954 ssns for memcap:
>> 8387708/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 5 sessions from cache. 2947 ssns for memcap:
>> 8387840/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 70 sessions from cache. 2877 ssns for memcap:
>> 8387838/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 15 sessions from cache. 2862 ssns for memcap:
>> 8388366/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 25 sessions from cache. 2837 ssns for memcap:
>> 8388348/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 10 sessions from cache. 2827 ssns for memcap:
>> 8388233/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 5 sessions from cache. 2822 ssns for memcap:
>> 8387495/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 5 sessions from cache. 2817 ssns for memcap:
>> 8360849/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 5 sessions from cache. 2826 ssns for memcap:
>> 8388047/8388608
>> S5: Pruned 35 sessions from cache. 2793 ssns for memcap:
>> 8387029/8388608
>>
>> I've searched the archives, but have not found anything.
>>
>> Why am I getting these messages?
>> What do they mean?
>>

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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">It means that you haven't =
allocated enough memory to stream5's memcap. &nbsp;Basically when it =
hits the memcap limit due to trying to track too many sessions at once =
you need to raise the memcap limit until you stop getting those =
notifications. &nbsp;Try doubling it for starters and see what =
happens.<div><br></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre"> =
</span>-Marty<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Apr 29, 2008, at =
1:52 PM, Joe S wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Correction: =
Running 2.8.1<br><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;,,_ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-*> Snort! =
&lt;*-<br> &nbsp;o" &nbsp;)~ &nbsp;&nbsp;Version 2.8.1 (Build 28) =
&nbsp;FreeBSD<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;'''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By Martin Roesch =
&amp; The Snort Team: <a =
href=3D"http://www.snort.org/team.html">http://www.snort.org/team.html</a>=
<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n bsp;&nbsp;(C) =
Copyright 1998-2008 Sourcefire Inc., et al.<br> =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n bsp;&nbsp;Using PCRE =
version: 7.4 2007-09-21<br><br><br>On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Joe =
S &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:js.lists@gmail.com">js.lists@gmail. com</a>> =
wrote:<br><blockquote type=3D"cite">I'm running Snort 2.8.0.1 on FreeBSD =
7.0 (i386) and I'm getting tons<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">=
of messages like this:<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 25 =
sessions from cache. 2870 ssns for memcap: =
8387663/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 5 =
sessions from cache. 2877 ssns for memcap: =
8235241/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 20 =
sessions from cache. 2964 ssns for memcap: =
8388299/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 5 =
sessions from cache. 2959 ssns for memcap: =
8388559/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 5 =
sessions from cache. 2954 ssns for memcap: =
8387708/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 5 =
sessions from cache. 2947 ssns for memcap: =
8387840/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 70 =
sessions from cache. 2877 ssns for memcap: =
8387838/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 15 =
sessions from cache. 2862 ssns for memcap: =
8388366/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 25 =
sessions from cache. 2837 ssns for memcap: =
8388348/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 10 =
sessions from cache. 2827 ssns for memcap: =
8388233/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 5 =
sessions from cache. 2822 ssns for memcap: =
8387495/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 5 =
sessions from cache. 2817 ssns for memcap: =
8360849/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 5 =
sessions from cache. 2826 ssns for memcap: =
8388047/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> S5: Pruned 35 =
sessions from cache. 2793 ssns for memcap: =
8387029/8388608<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> I've searched =
the archives, but have not found anything.<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> Why am I =
getting these messages?<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> What =
do they mean?<br></blockquote><blockquote =
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