On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Lsilverman
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Forgive me, I was removing identifying information and mistyped.
>
> This is from my agent:
>  <ignore>C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\app1\logs</ignore>
>
>
> and this is the alert I get:
>  Integrity checksum changed for:
>  'C:\Inetpub/wwwroot/app1/Logs/user.xxxxxxx-12-19-2012.txt'
>

Did you restart the OSSEC processes? I don't know if the case matters
or not. I guess you could also try an sregex:

<ignore type="sregex">^C:\Inetpub/wwwroot/app1/Logs</ignore>

>
> Do I add any ignores to the manager or is it strictly agent based?
>

IIRC, if you add them to the manager they will be ignored from all
agents. If you add them to the agents they will only be ignored on
those agents.

> Thank you so so so much. To show my appreciation, I am trying to help you
> out answering questions in the group :)
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, December 20, 2012 8:27:33 AM UTC-5, dan (ddpbsd) wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Lsilverman
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > I am monitoring my inetpub folder on a webserver and ignoring log
>> > files/folders within inetpub. For some reason ossec sends me email
>> > alerts
>> > for files/folders that I am ignoring. Can someone look at my config and
>> > help
>> > me understand what's wrong? (Dan, looking at you buddy :) :) :))
>> >
>> > From OSSEC.conf on the agent:
>> >  <syscheck>
>> >    <alert_new_files>yes</alert_new_files>
>> >    <directories realtime="yes" check_all="yes">C:\inetpub</directories>
>> >    <ignore>C:\Inetpub\mailroot</ignore>
>> >    <ignore>C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\app1\logs</ignore>
>> >    <ignore>C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\app2\logs</ignore>
>> >    <ignore>C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\app1\Imports</ignore>
>> >    <ignore>C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\app2\Imports</ignore>
>> >   </syscheck>
>> > </ossec_config>
>> >
>> > I keep getting email alerts like:
>> >
>> > Rule: 550 fired (level 14) -> "Integrity checksum changed of monitored
>> > file."
>> > Portion of the log(s):
>> >
>> > Integrity checksum changed for:
>> > 'C:\Inetpub/wwwroot/app1/Log/user.xxxxxxx-12-19-2012.txt'
>> >
>>
>> You don't have this path defined above. You have
>> "<ignore>C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\app1\logs</ignore>" instead.
>>
>> >
>> > OSSEC is correct that the file it is showing me has changed but I have
>> > marked that folder to be ignored. I know that ossec scans all
>> > files/folders
>> > but should choose to alert on files NOT being ignored. Is my config bad?
>> > Should I add my ignores to the manager and not the agent conf?
>> >
>> >
>> > Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Make sure you restart the agent processes after adding the correct
>> ignores.

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