FreeBSD Port: ossec-hids-client-1.2

[Paul Schmehl]

--On May 31, 2007 2:21:58 PM -0700 Andrew Storms <astorms at ncircle.com> 
wrote:

> Reporting some problems.
>
> Based on how things got installed the start script at
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ossec-hids   Points to the wrong 'command' and
> 'required_files'.
>
>
> command="/usr/local/bin/ossec-control"
> Whereas 'ossec-control' got installed at '/usr/local/ossec-hids/bin'
>
> And
> required_files="/usr/local/etc/ossec.conf"
> The ossec.conf file was actually installed at
> '/usr/local/ossec-hids/etc'.
>
>
> I also noticed that even though one chooses to install
> ossec-hids-client-1.2 and not the server, what's actually installed is
> the server.  Though the ossec.conf file appears to be for a client, if
> one runs the 'manage-agents' binary you receive the options as if this
> was a server installation.  I honestly haven't dug into why this one is
> happening.  My guess would be something got missed in the Make options.
>
> Nonetheless, I'm excited to see a port for OSSEC.

I have submitted two PRs to resolve the problems with the ports; 113259 
and 113260.  They have been submitted to the maintainer for feedback.

Paul Schmehl (pauls at utdallas.edu)
Senior Information Security Analyst
The University of Texas at Dallas
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/