Re: logging in snort

[Matt Kettler <mkettler () evi-inc com>]

At 11:58 AM 1/31/2005, Peggy Kam wrote:
> Is it possible to log alerts to a shell script instead of logging them
> in syslog, so that the information can be redirected to somewhere else?

Not directly, as logging to a shell script would involve invoking a new 
process, an extremely slow and expensive operation that would cause snort 
to miss packets.

You might be able to abuse barnyard for this purpose, or on the easier end 
just use a logwatch or swatch setup.

See the FAQ on emailing alerts.



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