I script and cron the archiving and carting off-line all the archive and 
alert records in addition to inserting into a database. The benefit is that 
I can keep a limited period of activity in database and have the ability to 
replay the text files for periods that I may be interested in the future. 
 
Not to mention the flexibility of using the logs to insert them into a 
myriad of other tools like logrhythm, splunk (hate to have to mention them, 
etc.
 
Ash

On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 11:00:32 AM UTC-4, dan (ddpbsd) wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 10:56 AM, kay kay <[email protected] <javascript:>> 
> wrote: 
> > Thank you for sane answer. 
> > 
> > So why didn't you tell me at once "it is impossible to implement it in 
> > default ossec" instead of "use vi"? 
> > 
>
> Because you offered to modify the source code to implement the 
> feature, and I thought you would get it. It was a failed attempt at a 
> humorous way of answering the question. 
>
> > вторник, 25 сентября 2012 г., 18:45:30 UTC+4 пользователь dan (ddpbsd) 
> > написал: 
> >> 
> >> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 10:41 AM, kay kay <[email protected]> wrote: 
> >> > I didn't ask about which tool to use, I ask about which file to 
> modify, 
> >> > what 
> >> > exactly. And is it possible at all. 
> >> > 
> >> 
> >> Yes it's possible, but you'll have to modify the source code to do it. 
> >> That "feature" isn't implemented. If I took the time to tell you what 
> >> to modify and how to do it exactly I might as well do it myself. 
> >> 
> >> > вторник, 25 сентября 2012 г., 18:26:58 UTC+4 пользователь dan 
> (ddpbsd) 
> >> > написал: 
> >> >> 
> >> >> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 10:21 AM, kay kay <[email protected]> 
> wrote: 
> >> >> > Any sane response? 
> >> >> > 
> >> >> 
> >> >> Use vi? 
> >> >> 
> >> >> > вторник, 25 сентября 2012 г., 14:12:45 UTC+4 пользователь dan 
> >> >> > (ddpbsd) 
> >> >> > написал: 
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> Start warming up emacs. 
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> On Sep 25, 2012 6:07 AM, "kay kay" <[email protected]> wrote: 
> >> >> >>> 
> >> >> >>> I would like to disable alert.log and use only database. Is it 
> >> >> >>> possible 
> >> >> >>> to implement in default ossec or I should modify source code? 
>

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