Re: dump dynamic rules problem.

[Steven Sturges <steve.sturges () sourcefire com>]

Pretty sure you need an = between the option and the path, ie.

/usr/local/snort-2.8.5.1/bin/snort --dump-dynamic-rules=/tmp/

Husnu Demir wrote:
> Hi People,
>
>
> /usr/local/snort-2.8.5.1/bin/snort --dump-dynamic-rules /tmp/ command is not
> working properly.
>
> /usr/local/snort-2.8.5.1/bin/snort --dump-dynamic-rules /tmp/
> Running in Rule Dump mode
>
>         --== Initializing Snort ==--
> Initializing Output Plugins!
> Snort BPF option: /tmp
> ERROR: snort.c(5049) Please specify the directory path for dumping the dynamic rules
> Fatal Error, Quitting..
>
>
>
> When I try
>
> /usr/local/snort-2.8.5.1/bin/snort --dump-dynamic-rules=/tmp
> Running in Rule Dump mode
>
>         --== Initializing Snort ==--
> Initializing Output Plugins!
> Dumping dynamic rules...
>   Finished dumping dynamic rules.
> Snort exiting
>
> ls /tmp
> total 0
>
>
>
> My snort config ..
>
> snips..
> ..
>
> dynamicdetection directory /usr/local/snort-2.8.5.1/lib/snort_dynamicrules/
> ..
>
>
> uname -a
> Linux kaf 2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 #1 SMP Thu Nov 5 04:27:12 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> Also I used precompiled Ubuntu 8.04 rules.so.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> hdemir.
>
> I used

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