Re: logging in snort

[Peggy Kam <ppkam () n-dsi com>]

Does it mean I can only have my log stored locally?
> On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 13:09 -0500, Joel Esler wrote:
> > I would suggest using the fast output module and logging to a straight
> > text file, as opposed to a "script"  I think this is what you are
> > looking for anyway.
> >
> > J


On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 12:59 -0500, Matt Kettler wrote:
> 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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