Look at the proceeding lines, maybe there is a clue there. What's the purpose of this system?
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 3:36 PM, OSSEC <[email protected]> wrote: > Im using linux > > Here is what i found in /var/log/messages > > Feb 16 15:15:33 BAI-DB2 : error initializing: -1 > > tons of those lines > > > > On Feb 16, 3:20 pm, Jeremy Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >> If in Windows just open the log with Notepad, Wordpad, etc and run a "Find" >> >> You should be able to identify the log source that this came from, as Dan >> has pointed out. >> >> Let us know. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 12:12 PM, dan (ddp) <[email protected]> wrote: >> > As can be seen here: >> >http://www.ossec.net/wiki/Know_How:Email_Alerts_below_7 >> > the name of the logfile is generally in the alert ("Received From: >> > (foo) 192.168.0.2->/var/log/messages"). >> > If it isn't in your alert message, you can use grep if you're on a >> > sane(r) system. I'm not sure how to find it with Windows. >> >> > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 3:06 PM, OSSEC <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Hey Dan, >> >> > > bai-mw1 is the name of the agent. How i can find out the log that >> > > message is hidden? >> >> > > thanks >> >> > > On Feb 16, 2:50 pm, "dan (ddp)" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> Hi Chris, >> > >> Find out what BAI-MW1 is. Knowing which log that message is hidden in >> > >> might be useful. >> > >> Then write a rule for the log message. >> >> > >> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 2:46 PM, OSSEC <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > Greetings, >> >> > >> > all of the sudden i've started receiving the following error message >> >> > >> > "Unknown problem somewhere in the system." >> > >> > Portion of the log(s): >> >> > >> > Feb 16 14:35:43 BAI-MW1 : error initializing: -1 >> >> > >> > I;ve restarted the agents and servers but i still having the same >> > >> > issue. These alerts are coming out of few agents not all of them. >> >> > >> > ANy ideas please? >> >> > >> > thanks
