Re: [Snort-users] Start snort in daemon mode

try this script out:

#! /bin/bash
#
# snortd          Start/Stop the snort daemon.
#
# processname: snortd
# pidfile: /var/run/snortd.pid

# Source function library.
. /etc/init.d/functions

RETVAL=0

# See how we were called.

prog="Snort"

start() {
       echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
       daemon /usr/local/bin/snort -D -d -N -c 
/usr/local/snort/etc/snort.conf -i eth0 -g nobody -u nobody
       RETVAL=$?
       echo
       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/snortd
       return $RETVAL
}

stop() {
       echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
       killproc snortd
       RETVAL=$?
       echo
       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/snortd
       return $RETVAL
}

rhstatus() {
status snortd
}

restart() {
       stop
       start
}

reload() {
       echo -n $"Reloading snortd daemon configuration: "
       killproc snortd -HUP
       retval=$?
       echo
       return $RETVAL
}

case "$1" in
 start)
       start
       ;;
 stop)
       stop
       ;;
 restart)
       restart
       ;;
 reload)
       reload
       ;;
 status)
       rhstatus
       ;;
 condrestart)
       [ -f /var/lock/subsys/snortd ] && restart || :
       ;;
 *)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|reload|restart|condrestart}"
       exit 1
esac

exit $?


McKeeman, Samuel wrote:

> Hello,
>
>             I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to start snort 
> to run in daemon mode automatically?
>
> Thanks
>
> -sam
>
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