Re: Executing a script in snort

[Erek Adams <erek () snort org>]

On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, MS.Dhiraj wrote:

> I want to execute a script(for ex mail) when snort classifies a packet
> based on the different rules . For ex when snort detects the event
> "porn" based on the rules given in porn.rules file then i want to
> execute a script maybe a Java program (mailer for ex) . Has anybody got
> clues how to achieve this ??
>
> Setup - > snort1.9,RH7.2,mysql,Acid .

Short answer:  Read the FAQ.  It's been in there since we started it.

Long answer:

        http://www.snort.org/docs/faq.html#5.7
        http://www.theadamsfamily.net/~erek/snort/snort-swatch.conf.txt

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Erek Adams

   "When things get weird, the weird turn pro."   H.S. Thompson


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