snort daemon

do0b · 10-05-2010, 01:30 AM

Code:

test@denial:~# ps -e | grep snort
18470 ?        00:00:00 snort

how do i disable snort daemon at start up? i only want it to be running when i want it to be running.

eSelix · 10-05-2010, 03:34 AM

And your distribution is... ?

Sorry for question. I didn't notice the forum name you wrote.

do0b · 10-05-2010, 05:37 AM

sorry. debian.

sem007 · 10-05-2010, 05:57 AM

Is there any start up script in below directories?

Code:

ls -l /etc/rc3.d/ | grep snort
ls -l /etc/rc5.d/ | grep snort

Regards,

do0b · 10-05-2010, 02:44 PM

yup there are snort files in there. i've check actually checked those files but didnt know what to do with them.

eSelix · 10-05-2010, 07:05 PM

You can just remove these files (they should be actually symlinks) or use command:

Code:

update-rc.d -f snort remove

And for starting daemon this command:

Code:

/etc/init.d/snort start

or stop, or restart.

do0b · 10-06-2010, 02:02 AM

works like a charm! thanks.

NuxIT · 05-28-2011, 10:20 PM

I have the same files and was going to attempt to run this but not sure on my distro. And I don't want to mess up the program. Can u let me know?
Basically, I want to use snort though service command when I want but don't want it running at startup since I have litte memory on box. TBH