Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:23:52 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Problems with the security/snort port Message-ID: <887980C67102A382EA2561AD@utd65257.utdallas.edu>
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For some reason, since the upgrade of snort, the rc.d script does not work properly. The start process remains running and never releases th binary to run in the background as a daemon. As a result, I have to background the start process each time I start snort. # ps -auxw | grep snort root 14387 28.1 1.9 26096 9468 p0 R 5:53PM 0:04.27 /usr/local/bin/snort -u snort -g snort -Dq -i sis0 -c /usr/local/et root 14333 0.0 1.6 10064 8192 ?? Ss 5:50PM 0:00.05 /usr/local/bin/barnyard2 -D -d /var/log/snort -f snort.u2 -w /var/l root 14380 0.0 0.3 3464 1348 p0 S 5:53PM 0:00.01 /bin/sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/snort start As you can see, snort is being started with the -D switch, but the commandline to start the daemon is still running. If I don't background it, and I hit control C to get back to a prompt, snort closes "normally", as though I had hit stop. Has anyone else seen this? Any idea what the problem might be? -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson
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