Well, like dan I don't actually use it, but like you, I have configured it.
What dan said about writing code is of interest here, I think.. And might be the key to what you want. Perhaps Dan will elaborate on what he meant. Maybe the database feature is incomplete, hence his suggestion that you fire up a text editor? Scott On May 10, 2012, at 4:36 AM, secatoor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Scott, > > Yes I did configure the "database output", otherwise we wouldn't see the > actions in mysql.log, these are the parameters I used: > > <database_output> > <hostname>localhost</hostname> > <username>ossecuser</username> > <password>password</password> > <database>ossec</database> > <type>mysql</type> > </database_output> > > There must be something wrong with mysql, is ther something (timeout or > maxConnection) that I should change ? > > Le mercredi 9 mai 2012 18:35:32 UTC+2, Scott VR a écrit : > > > > > On May 9, 2012, at 6:16 AM, secatoor wrote: > > > Is there something specific I have to tell OSSEC to make it stop > > logging into log files and log into mysql database ? > > > > Did you set database_output and appropriate credential, etc parameters in > ossec.conf? > > See http://www.ossec.net/doc/manual/output/database-output.html > > It sounds like you completed "Enabling database support", but missed > "Enabling database output in configuration" perhaps. > > ScottVR > > > I tried starting it again and again but it still does not work fine (I > > even tried from scratch, with no previous installation)... > > > > If someone has any idea, you're welcome ;) > > Thanks
