I'm running into issues installing the OSSEC 2.5.1 client on a windows
2008 R2 server.  After repeated un-installation and reinstallation I am
unable to start the OSSEC client from the OSSEC Agent Manager, receiving
an "Unable to start OSSEC (check config)."  Error code.  

 

My initial installation worked correctly, and I changed the OSSEC config
file to monitor log files in a specific directory.  I mistyped the entry
which, in turn, caused the error mentioned above.  After correcting the
config file I still received this error message when starting the agent
process.  So, I decided to uninstall and re-install.  I then
uninstalled, deleted the parent directory, and re-installed a number of
times.  I've deleted and re-created the agent in the server a number of
times, and I am still receiving the error message every time I attempt
to start the process from the OSSEC Agent Manager.

 

Now here's where things get odd.  I found the OSSEC Hids process to be
running on the server.  However, the Agent Manager lists it as
"Stopped".  The server shows the agent as "active" as well.

 

Any help with this issue is very much appreciated.  Thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

Tyler Ross 

 

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