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Install Snort in Ubuntu
By: Onno W. Purbo


# apt-get install libpcre3 libpcre3-dev libpcrecpp0
# apt-get install libpcap0.8 libpcap0.8-dev
# apt-get install libmysqlclient15-dev
# apt-get install libphp-adodb
# apt-get install libgd2-xpm libgd2-xpm-dev
# apt-get install php5-mysql
# apt-get install php5-gd
# apt-get install php-image-graph php-image-canvas php-pear


alternative install adodb
# cp adodb494.tgz /var
# cd /var
# tar zxvf adodb494.tgz




# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
# /etc/init.d/mysql restart



# cp -Rf snort-2.6.1.4.tar.gz /usr/local/src/
# cd /usr/local/src
# tar zxvf snort-2.6.1.4.tar.gz
# cd snort-2.6.1.4
# ./configure --with-mysql
# make
# make install
# groupadd snort
# useradd -g snort snort
# mkdir /etc/snort
# mkdir /etc/snort/rules
# mkdir /var/log/snort


# cp snortrules-snapshot-CURRENT.tar.gz /etc/snort/
# cd /etc/snort
# tar zxvf snortrules-snapshot-CURRENT.tar.gz

# cp /usr/local/src/snort-2.6.1.4/etc/* /etc/snort
# cd /etc/snort/
# vi /etc/snort/snort.conf
	“var RULE_PATH ../rules” -> “var RULE_PATH /etc/snort/rules”
	output database: log, mysql, user=snort password=snort dbname=snort host=localhost
# vi /etc/rc.local
	/usr/local/bin/snort -dev -c /etc/snort/snort.conf -D




mysql
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost=PASSWORD('password');

alternatively

# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
mysql> create database snort;
mysql> grant INSERT,SELECT on root.* to snort@localhost;
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR snort@localhost=PASSWORD('snort');
mysql> grant CREATE, INSERT, SELECT, DELETE, UPDATE on snort.* to snort@localhost;
mysql> grant CREATE, INSERT, SELECT, DELETE, UPDATE on snort.* to snort;
mysql> exit



# mysql -u root -p < /usr/local/src/snort-2.6.1.4/schemas/create_mysql snort
password:

# mysql -p
Enter password: 
mysql> show databases;
mysql> use snort
mysql> show tables;
mysql> exit



# cp base-1.3.5.tar.gz /var/www/
# cd /var/www
# tar zxvf base-1.3.5.tar.gz
# mv base-1.3.5 base
# cd /var/www/base
# cp base_conf.php.dist base_conf.php
# vi base_conf.php
	$BASE_urlpath = "/base";
	$DBlib_path = "/usr/share/php/adodb/";
	# $DBlib_path = "/var/adodb/";
	$DBtype = "mysql";

	$alert_dbname   = 'snort';
	$alert_host     = 'localhost';
	$alert_port     = '';
	$alert_user     = 'snort';
	$alert_password = 'snort';

	$archive_exists   = 0;
	$archive_dbname   = 'snort';
	$archive_host     = 'localhost';
	$archive_port     = '';
	$archive_user     = 'snort';
	$archive_password = 'snort';


# chown -Rf www-data.www-data /var/www/base



Web Access
	http://localhost/base
		Setup page
		CREATE BASE AG
		Main page