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 > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ossec-list" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ossec-list" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
