Re: Instructions on Snort as Win2k Service?

[stephane nasdrovisky <stephane.nasdrovisky () paradigmo com>]

Aaron Davies wrote:

> Where can I find instructions on setting up Snort as a Win2k service? 
> I've tried simply calling "bin\snort /SERVICE /INSTALL -c 
> etc\snort.conf", and it installed something in the registry, but when 
> I go into the Services management console and try to start it, it 
> fails as "Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly." I've tried 
> to find docco on this on the website, but I'm not seeing it. Any help 
> much appreciated!

I guess etc/snort.conf is a valid w2k text file with correct permission 
(additionally, make sure it exists everywhere on your toysystem, who 
knows from which directory snort will be executed as a service ?) and 
you checked it was a valid snort configuration file. As an additional 
recommendation, read the documentation (of both snort & your system. And 
try to understand it).