ossec-makelists¶
The ossec-makelists
utility to compile cdb databases.
ossec-makelists
will scan ossec.conf for database files, check the mtime, and recompile all out of date databases.
See CDB List lookups from within Rules for more information.
ossec-makelists argument options¶
-
-c
<config>
¶ Run with configuration file of <config>.
Default /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf
-
-d
¶
Execute ossec-makelists in debug mode. This option can be used multiple times to increase the verbosity of the debug messages.
-
-F
¶
Force the rebuild of all configured databases.
-
-g
<group>
¶ Run as <group>.
-
-h
¶
Display the help message.
-
-t
¶
Test the configuration.
-
-u
<user>
¶ Run as <user>.
-
-V
¶
Display the version and license information.
ossec-makelists example usage¶
Example: Running ossec-makelists and an update is necessary¶
# /var/ossec/bin/ossec-makelists
* File lists/blocked.txt.cdb need to be updated
Example: Running ossec-makelists when no update is necessary¶
# /var/ossec/bin/ossec-makelists
* File lists/blocked.txt.cdb does not need to be compiled