Re: Snort does not start

[Joel Esler <eslerj () rcert-s army mil>]

Most likely his log directory doesn't exist.  If you
create /var/log/snort

You should be good.

On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 11:28 -0500, Matt Kettler wrote:

> At 11:07 AM 1/31/2005, Narayan Sivaramakrishnan wrote:
> >         I am trying to install snort on my office linux box.i am not able 
> > to start snort. When i try doing so i get the following error:
> > Starting snort: excvp: cannot find file or directory.
> > I am, very new to linux say just a week old. your advice would be of great 
> > help to me.Please do not use linux jargons.A simple and detailed answer 
> > would be of immense help.
>
> It's very odd for you to get an error quite like that, but I can translate 
> it for you.
>
> Somewhere during the snort startup script that you are running, one program 
> tried to launch another, but that program did not exist.
>
> Presumably the init script is failing to find one of the utilities it uses, 
> or has the wrong path for the snort binary.
>
> 1) what Linux platform are you using, i.e.: what distribution and release 
> (RedHat 9, fedora core 3, etc)
>
> 2) How did you install snort, and where did you grab your install package from?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting
> Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time
> by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc.
> Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl
> _______________________________________________
> Snort-users mailing list
> Snort-users () lists sourceforge net
> Go to this URL to change user options or unsubscribe:
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/snort-users
> Snort-users list archive:
> http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=snort-users

-- 
Joel Esler <eslerj () rcert-s army mil>