On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Greg Nowicki <gnowi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Hoping someone can help me.
>
> New server install on RHEL 6 using source file ossec-hids-2.8.3.tar.gz, it
> appears the very important daemon, ossec-analysisd, does not fully start,
> thus preventing other processes from running. The log pasted below shows no
> smoking gun. Debug has been turned on for all processes (and performing a
> '/var/ossec/bin/ossec-control enable debug' command). I've cut out my local
> rules and pared down the config file to a bare minimum with no resolution.
> What am I missing here?
>

Check the permissions and ownership of the directories:
[ddp@arrakis] :; ls -ld queue
dr-xr-x---  11 root  ossec  512 Nov  6 13:02 queue
[ddp@arrakis] :; ls -ld queue/ossec
drwxr-x---  2 ossec  ossec  512 Nov 27 08:14 queue/ossec
[ddp@arrakis] :; ls -ld queue/ossec/queue
srw-rw----  1 ossec  ossec  0 Nov 27 08:14 queue/ossec/queue

Make sure selinux or similar things aren't blocking OSSEC.

> Thanks,
>
> Greg
>
> uname -a:
> Linux ossec.example.com 2.6.32-573.1.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jul 14 02:46:51
> EDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> /var/ossec/logs/ossec.log:
> 2015/11/23 15:53:49 ossec-testrule: INFO: Reading local decoder file.
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-testrule: INFO: Started (pid: 10488).
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-maild: DEBUG: Starting ...
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-execd(1350): INFO: Active response disabled.
> Exiting.
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-analysisd: DEBUG: Starting ...
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-analysisd: DEBUG: Found user/group ...
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-analysisd: DEBUG: Active response initialized ...
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: rules_config.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: pam_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: sshd_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: telnetd_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: syslog_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: arpwatch_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: symantec-av_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: symantec-ws_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: pix_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: named_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: smbd_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: vsftpd_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: pure-ftpd_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: proftpd_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: ms_ftpd_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: ftpd_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: hordeimp_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: roundcube_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: wordpress_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: cimserver_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: vpopmail_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: vmpop3d_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: courier_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: web_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: web_appsec_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: apache_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: nginx_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: php_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: mysql_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: postgresql_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: ids_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: squid_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: firewall_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: cisco-ios_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: netscreenfw_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: sonicwall_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: postfix_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: sendmail_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: imapd_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: mailscanner_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: dovecot_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: ms-exchange_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: racoon_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: vpn_concentrator_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: spamd_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: msauth_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: mcafee_av_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: trend-osce_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: ms-se_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: zeus_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: solaris_bsm_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: vmware_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: ms_dhcp_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: asterisk_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: ossec_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: attack_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: openbsd_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: clam_av_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 adding rule: dropbear_rules.xml
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-analysisd: DEBUG: Read configuration ...
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-logcollector: DEBUG: Starting ...
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-logcollector: DEBUG: Waiting main daemons to
> settle.
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-remoted: DEBUG: Starting ...
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-syscheckd: DEBUG: Starting ...
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-rootcheck: DEBUG: Starting ...
> 2015/11/23 15:53:50 ossec-rootcheck: Starting queue ...
> 2015/11/23 15:53:53 ossec-syscheckd(1210): ERROR: Queue
> '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
> 2015/11/23 15:53:53 ossec-rootcheck(1210): ERROR: Queue
> '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
> 2015/11/23 15:53:59 ossec-logcollector(1210): ERROR: Queue
> '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
> 2015/11/23 15:53:59 ossec-logcollector(1211): ERROR: Unable to access queue:
> '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue'. Giving up..
> 2015/11/23 15:54:01 ossec-syscheckd(1210): ERROR: Queue
> '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
> 2015/11/23 15:54:01 ossec-rootcheck(1210): ERROR: Queue
> '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
> 2015/11/23 15:54:14 ossec-syscheckd(1210): ERROR: Queue
> '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue' not accessible: 'Connection refused'.
> 2015/11/23 15:54:14 ossec-rootcheck(1211): ERROR: Unable to access queue:
> '/var/ossec/queue/ossec/queue'. Giving up..
>
> /etc/ossec-init.conf:
> DIRECTORY="/var/ossec"
> VERSION="v2.8.3"
> DATE="Mon Nov 16 11:51:12 EST 2015"
> TYPE="server"
>
> /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf (sanitized):
> <ossec_config>
>   <global>
>     <email_notification>yes</email_notification>
>     <email_to>sec...@example.com</email_to>
>     <smtp_server>smtpmail.example.com</smtp_server>
>     <email_from>oss...@ossec.example.com</email_from>
>      <!-- Be sure to set the email_maxperhour to something pretty high,
> since
>       -- we've disabled the grouping of alerts into single messages. -->
>     <email_maxperhour>500</email_maxperhour>
>     <memory_size>2048</memory_size>
>  </global>
>
>
>   <syscheck>
>     <!-- Frequency that syscheck is executed - default to every 22 hours -->
>     <frequency>79200</frequency>
>
>     <!-- Directories to check  (perform all possible verifications) -->
>     <directories check_all="yes">/etc,/usr/bin,/usr/sbin</directories>
>     <directories check_all="yes">/bin,/sbin</directories>
>
>     <!-- Files/directories to ignore -->
>     <ignore>/etc/mtab</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/mnttab</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/hosts.deny</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/mail/statistics</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/random-seed</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/adjtime</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/httpd/logs</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/utmpx</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/wtmpx</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/cups/certs</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/dumpdates</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/svc/volatile</ignore>
>     <!-- Windows files to ignore -->
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/System32/LogFiles</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Debug</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/WindowsUpdate.log</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/iis6.log</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Logs</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Repository</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Prefetch</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/PCHEALTH/HELPCTR/DataColl</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/SoftwareDistribution</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Temp</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/config</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/spool</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/CatRoot</ignore>
>   </syscheck>
>
>   <rootcheck>
>     <rootkit_files>/var/ossec/etc/shared/rootkit_files.txt</rootkit_files>
>
> <rootkit_trojans>/var/ossec/etc/shared/rootkit_trojans.txt</rootkit_trojans>
>     <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/system_audit_rcl.txt</system_audit>
>
> <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/cis_debian_linux_rcl.txt</system_audit>
>
> <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/cis_rhel_linux_rcl.txt</system_audit>
>
> <system_audit>/var/ossec/etc/shared/cis_rhel5_linux_rcl.txt</system_audit>
>   </rootcheck>
>
>   <active-response>
>     <disabled>yes</disabled>
>   </active-response>
>
>   <remote>
>     <connection>syslog</connection>
>   </remote>
>
>   <remote>
>     <connection>secure</connection>
>   </remote>
>
>   <alerts>
>     <log_alert_level>1</log_alert_level>
>     <email_alert_level>7</email_alert_level>
>   </alerts>
>   <!-- Files to monitor (localfiles) -->
>
>   <!-- Send "savemail" messages (UNix or Windows) to administrators
>     -->
>   <email_alerts>
>     <email_to>monal...@example.com</email_to>
>     <group>system_error</group>
>   </email_alerts>
>
>   <!-- Send "low diskspace" messages (UNix or Windows) to administrators
>     -->
>   <email_alerts>
>     <email_to>monal...@example.com</email_to>
>     <group>low_diskspace</group>
>   </email_alerts>
>   -->
>
>   <!-- Send "file system full" messages (UNix or Windows) to administrators
>     -->
>   <email_alerts>
>     <email_to>monal...@example.com</email_to>
>     <group>service_availability</group>
>   </email_alerts>
>   -->
>
>   <localfile>
>     <log_format>syslog</log_format>
>     <location>/log/combined.log</location>
>   </localfile>
>
>   <localfile>
>     <log_format>syslog</log_format>
>     <location>/var/log/secure</location>
>   </localfile>
>
>   <localfile>
>     <log_format>syslog</log_format>
>     <location>/var/log/maillog</location>
>   </localfile>
>
>   <rules>
>     <include>rules_config.xml</include>
>     <include>pam_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>sshd_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>telnetd_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>syslog_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>arpwatch_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>symantec-av_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>symantec-ws_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>pix_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>named_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>smbd_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>vsftpd_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>pure-ftpd_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>proftpd_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>ms_ftpd_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>ftpd_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>hordeimp_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>roundcube_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>wordpress_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>cimserver_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>vpopmail_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>vmpop3d_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>courier_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>web_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>web_appsec_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>apache_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>nginx_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>php_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>mysql_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>postgresql_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>ids_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>squid_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>firewall_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>cisco-ios_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>netscreenfw_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>sonicwall_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>postfix_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>sendmail_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>imapd_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>mailscanner_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>dovecot_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>ms-exchange_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>racoon_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>vpn_concentrator_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>spamd_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>msauth_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>mcafee_av_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>trend-osce_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>ms-se_rules.xml</include>
>     <!-- <include>policy_rules.xml</include> -->
>     <include>zeus_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>solaris_bsm_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>vmware_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>ms_dhcp_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>asterisk_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>ossec_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>attack_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>openbsd_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>clam_av_rules.xml</include>
>     <include>dropbear_rules.xml</include>
>  </rules>
> </ossec_config>  <!-- rules global entry -->
>
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