On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 3:53 AM, theresa mic-snare
<[email protected]> wrote:
> hi there,
>
> I'm currently running OSSEC version 2.7 and I'm looking into upgrading the
> master to 2.8
> what would be the best way in doing this?
>
> I have a self-compiled version running on RHEL 6.5, and when upgrading I
> would like to compile it with the maximum number of agents, i think
> currently it's limited to a few hundred.
>
> the most important question is: what would I need to backup?
> Is it wise to backup the ossec.conf?

Is backing up configuration files ever a bad idea?

> At the moment I don't have any self-defined rules or decoders, so
> local_rules.xml is pretty much empty. (apart from the standard definitions)
>
> At the moment I have only registered two Agents (both Linux machines).
> Surely I would need to backup the client.keys file?

Never a bad idea. Protect the data though, those keys would allow
access to the data.

> Do I need to re-register them after the upgrade? I used the rpm's from the

No.

> Atomicorp Repository, shall I upgrade the agents as well, or will I run into
> compatibility issues if they stay on 2.7?
>

You should upgrade them, but they will probably work until you do.

> Of course I would also backup the logs and stats directories, so that I
> wouldn't lose all my collected data....
>
> many thanks in advance,
> theresa
>
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