hello to Everybody newbie & my first post...hope I'll go OK...comments & critics to my style welcome!! :) I've installed mysql + snort + base on FC3 following the Harper-Olivier guide at: http://www.internetsecurityguru.com/documents/ all goes OK but 2 things: 1) mysql 3.23.58. at the startup screen I've the following error: "timeout error occurred starting mysqld daemon: FAILED" but ... system settings -> server settings -> services tells that mysqld it's up and running. it works perfectly...please note that following Harper-Olivier suggestion, I've SElinux disabled (but I've firestarter and ClamAV up and running...) 2) Snort Version 2.3.2 (Build 12) I'd like snort starting with the sistem, but if I Add to /etc/rc.local the following line: "/usr/local/bin/snort -c /etc/snort/snort.conf -i eth0 -g snort" (Harper-Olivier pg. 12) the GUI of my machine (Gnome) won't start and the last message that I get from the console is the following: ************************ -*> Snort! <*- Version 2.3.2 (Build 12) '''' By Martin Roesch & The Snort Team: http://www.snort.org/team.html (C) Copyright 1998-2004 Sourcefire Inc., et al. **************************** I've resumed the GUI restarting the system with a rescue cd and commenting the previous line in rc.local. At the restart (with the Gnome GUI) I've noted that if I pass the "/usr/local/bin/snort -c /etc/snort/snort.conf -i eth0 -g snort" via gnome terminal, snort starts successfully but the console remains open with the same previous message: is it normal? thanks a lot in advance for your reply, fabianope
