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ossec-makelists will scan ossec.conf for database files, check the mtime, and recompile all out of date databases.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