RE: I have a problem with snort.conf

[Neil Fryer <nfryer () marimba com>]

I had the same problem a while back and for some odd reason in snort.conf,
where you point it to your mysql db, change the "localhost" part to
127.0.0.1.
 
I can't explain it, and my hosts file is all cool and everything, but it may
be worth a try.
 
Kind Regards,
Neil Fryer

-----Original Message-----
From: Guillermo Andres Gómez [mailto:ironmaidenx () hotmail com]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:51 PM
To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: [Snort-users] I have a problem with snort.conf


I have this error and I've tried to solve it  but I've not been able to make
it
if somebody can help me.  
thank you ahead of time
 
My e-mail is   ironmaidenx () hotmail com <mailto:ironmaidenx () hotmail com> 
 
Initializing rule chains...
 
Initializing Network Interface eth0
Found logdir config directive (/var/log/snort)
database: 'mysql' support is not compiled into this build of snort
 
ERROR: If this build of snort was obtained as a binary distribution (e.g.,
rpm,
or Windows), then check for alternate builds that contains the necessary
'mysql' support.
 
If this build of snort was compiled by you, then re-run the
the ./configure script using the '--with-mysql' switch.
For non-standard installations of a database, the '--with-mysql=DIR'
syntax may need to be used to specify the base directory of the DB install.
 
See the database documentation for cursory details (doc/README.database).
and the URL to the most recent database plugin documentation.
Fatal Error, Quitting..