Re: [Snort-users] snort-mysql, ted database

I'll try Mr. Slighters suggestion and here is the output line from the 
conf file. Also  I've seen that snort is storing alerts to the proper 
db, I'm just not sure where this reference to "ted" comes from.

output database: log, mysql, user=snort password=******** 
dbname=snort_db host=localhost


M. Shirk wrote:

> Can we see your output plugin line in your conf file???
>
> Shirkdog
>
>
> > From: Tim Slighter <tslighter@itc.nrcs.usda.gov>
> > To: Winfield Henry <winfieldh@rtelco.net>
> > CC: snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: Re: [Snort-users] snort-mysql, ted database
> > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:38:31 -0600
> >
> > On occasion something similar to this will happen on our systems.  It 
> > usually resolves down to some syntax anomaly (not a syntax error) in 
> > the snort.conf file like the use of custom variables or thresholds.  
> > At least that is the only time I have seen this happen over here.  
> > Perhaps try a very basic or stripped down conf file renamed to 
> > test.conf and then issue 'snort -c test.conf -i eth1 -T', and see if 
> > the error takes place, start adding subsequent lines from your 
> > snort.conf file into the test.conf file and keep testing until the 
> > error takes place.  That should provide you with a starting point for 
> > your analysis.
> >
> > Winfield Henry wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > I am wondering what the "ted" database reference to when I issue 
> > > ctl-C to snort-mysql?
> > > To quote the consol:
> > >
> > > database:Closing connection to database "ted"
> > > Snort exiting
> > >
> > > This is not the database name that is logging alerts. As a matter of 
> > > fact there is no 'ted' database on the system.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
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