It's not possible from what I know. The hostname is picked up when
parsing the log file, at least from what
the online docs say.
I was thinking outloud.:-p

-Reggie

Martin Tartarelli wrote:
> Reggie,
>
> 2009/2/23 Reggie Griffin <[email protected]>:
>   
>> Martin,
>>
>> I see. In that case, it would be nice to insert a variable in the
>> <hostname></hostname> tag. Then
>> you could define groups of systems into one nice entry.
>>
>>     
>
> =) Interesting.......How can i do that?
>
>   
>> -Reggie
>>
>> Martin Tartarelli wrote:
>>     
>>> Reggie,
>>>
>>> 2009/2/20 Reggie Griffin <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Martin,
>>>>
>>>> I use the <hostname></hostname> parameter to accomplish this within my
>>>> local_rules.xml file.
>>>> Default location is /var/ossec/rules/local_rules.xml.
>>>>
>>>> Here is an example:
>>>>
>>>>  <rule id="100019" level="0">
>>>>    <if_sid>30112</if_sid>
>>>>    <hostname>server2</hostname>
>>>>    <description>Rule that ignores noisy errors from server2</description>
>>>>  </rule>
>>>>
>>>>  <rule id="100020" level="3">
>>>>    <if_sid>30112</if_sid>
>>>>    <hostname>server1</hostname>
>>>>    <description>Rule that limits the alert level for server1</description>
>>>>  </rule>
>>>>
>>>> If I am understanding you correctly. I believe you can have multiple
>>>> <hostname></hostname> entries within the same rule id.
>>>>
>>>> -Reggie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Thank´s for your answer it´s a good idea, but the problem with that is
>>> when you have more than 500 servers, It´s very dificult to create a
>>> rule by host. In my case i like to discriminate server vs risk on
>>> ossec with alert level.
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Martin Tartarelli wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Any idea?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: Martin Tartarelli <[email protected]>
>>>>> Date: 2009/2/13
>>>>> Subject: OSSEC with one or more Instance
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> List, I need your helps...
>>>>>
>>>>> OSSEC has the ability to discriminate critical alerts using the Alert
>>>>> Level. Now, what happens when I use a second critical factor in terms
>>>>> of servers?
>>>>> For example...
>>>>>
>>>>> Critical H
>>>>> SRV-PROD1
>>>>> SRV-PROD2
>>>>> roule id="1852" with alert level="8"
>>>>>
>>>>> Critical M
>>>>> SRV-DESA1
>>>>> SRV-DESA2
>>>>> roule id="1852" with alert level="7"
>>>>>
>>>>> Critical L
>>>>> SRV-RECO1
>>>>> SRV-TEMP
>>>>> roule id="1852" with alert level="5"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What if I want to take the spoils but with a warning alert level
>>>>> different? (because a server is more critical than the other).
>>>>> Can create multiple Instance on the same server? in practice, how can
>>>>> one discriminate xml (with rules) for different servers? Can i do
>>>>> that? (maybe with more instance on the ossec server)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank´s
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Martin Tartarelli
>>>>> Linux User #476492
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>           

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