Snort Stable 2.9.2.3 pkg v. 2.2 Failed

mschiek01

When running /usr/local/bin/snort from command line it says:
/usr/local/lib/libdnet.1: unsupported file layout
I reinstalled all the dependencies just in case but no change. Even downloaded libdnet-1.11_3.tbz from other sources and still the same error.

Try the following:

Run this command from the command line:

pkg_add -f http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/snort-2.9.2.3.tbz

Delete anything in this directory

/usr/local/lib/snort/dynamicrules
also uncheck any .so rules on your interfaces.

Then update snort rules and start snort

feadin

Ok did all that and is the same thing. I noticed something strange, I don't know if this is related. When installing snort it complains with this warning:

pkg_add: warning: package 'snort-2.9.2.3' requires 'libpcap-1.1.1_1', but 'libpcap-1.2.1' is installed

I reinstalled all dependencies again and package daq complains like this:

pkg_add: warning: package 'daq-0.6.2' requires 'libpcap-1.2.1', but 'libpcap-1.1.1_1' is installed

Could that be the problem? I don't know what else to try…

BTW I do have installed both libpcap 1.1.1 and 1.2.1 . All dependencies are correctly installed.

mschiek01

@Feadin:

Ok did all that and is the same thing. I noticed something strange, I don't know if this is related. When installing snort it complains with this warning:
pkg_add: warning: package 'snort-2.9.2.3' requires 'libpcap-1.1.1_1', but 'libpcap-1.2.1' is installed
I reinstalled all dependencies again and package daq complains like this:
pkg_add: warning: package 'daq-0.6.2' requires 'libpcap-1.2.1', but 'libpcap-1.1.1_1' is installed
Could that be the problem? I don't know what else to try…

BTW I do have installed both libpcap 1.1.1 and 1.2.1 . All dependencies are correctly installed.

Try to reinstall libcap-1.1.1_1

use this command which will force the reinstall from the command line.

pkg_add -f http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/libpcap-1.1.1.tbz

Then

pkg_add -f http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/libpcap-1.1.1_1.tbz

feadin

[2.0.1-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.lan]/root(17): pkg_add -f http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/libpcap-1.1.1.tbz
Fetching http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/libpcap-1.1.1.tbz… Done.
[2.0.1-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.lan]/root(18): pkg_add -f http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/libpcap-1.1.1_1.tbz
Fetching http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/libpcap-1.1.1_1.tbz… Done.
[2.0.1-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.lan]/root(19): /usr/local/bin/snort
/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/lib/libdnet.1: unsupported file layout
[2.0.1-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.lan]/root(20):

:(

mschiek01

pkg_info

what libpcap shows installed?

on my boxes I only show libpcap-1.1.1_1

you could try deleting any other ones with pkg_delete

feadin

I have:

libpcap-1.1.1       Ubiquitous network traffic capture library
libpcap-1.1.1_1     Ubiquitous network traffic capture library
libpcap-1.2.1       Ubiquitous network traffic capture library

I tried to delete libpcap-1.2.1 but daq-0.6.2 depends on it. Deleting libpcap-1.1.1 (not _1) makes no difference at all.

UPDATE: Did a pkg_delete -f libpcap-1.2.1, then reinstalled libpcap-1.1.1_1 and still same error as always:

/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/lib/libdnet.1: unsupported file layout

eri--

The issue with old code that is present when you uypgrade to a new version will be there even when you reinstall since the damage from old code will be done.

Feadin,

that is why for 2.1 we are moving to PBIs to make especially this dependency issues go away once and for good.
For now you have to clean your environment from other packages you have as well and reinstall again.

digdug3

Snort Stable 2.9.2.3 pkg v. 2.2.1 (AMD64) won't start

After removing Snort Snort Stable 2.9.2.3 pkg v. 2.2 and reinstalling Snort Stable 2.9.2.3 pkg v. 2.2.1 snort won't start.
No messages in the system log, only "Jun 15 08:58:09 pfsense SnortStartup[46856]: Snort HARD START For xxxxx_em1…"

Tried removing, rebooting, reinstalling, same issue.
(Only had snort widget as an added package.)

chowtamah

Same for my case!

Snort Stable 2.9.2.3 pkg v. 2.2.1 (AMD64) won't start

If I try to start the snort from Services menu, I get this in System logs

SnortStartup[43771]: Snort HARD START For 49607_em1…

From snort interface - start, I get this message,

SnortStartup[24252]: Interface Rule START for 0_40330_em1…
SnortStartup[59413]: Toggle for 40330_em1…

But services and snort interface shows that snort is not running.

Pfsense 2.0.1-RELEASE (amd64)

eri--

If you do not get anything on the system logs probably the package did not install at all!?
Is the snort binary installed?

fragged

@ermal:

If you do not get anything on the system logs probably the package did not install at all!?
Is the snort binary installed?

How do I check for that? I'm a total FreeBSD noob :)

eri--

I added explicit dependencies on the package instalaltion so it pulls the right packages needed.
Can you try after 10 minutes from this post and see?

chowtamah

I tried installation once again. But still same problem. ???

fragged

Same here with fresh installation on a Virtualbox VM running
2.0.1-RELEASE (amd64)
built on Mon Dec 12 18:16:13 EST 2011

FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p6

Only log line generated: SnortStartup[48564]: Snort HARD START For 23366_em1…

I only did basic settings and installed + configured snort with 1 rule category selected.

mschiek01

@ermal:

@miles267:

Has anyone else noticed on their Snort > Blocked (tab) that the ALERT DESCRIPTION next to each IP now says "N/A" instead of displaying a full description as it has in the past?

I've confirmed under Snort > Global Settings, my Alert file description type = FULL.

Is there any way to restore this functionality so that full alert description is listed?

It should work on latest version 2.2.1

This is still not working in the latest version 2.2.1

Razor_FX_II

pfSense 2.1-BETA0 (amd64) built on Thu Jun 14 14:23:20 EDT 2012
snort 2.9.2.3 pkg v. 2.2.1

snort will not start.

System Log:
Jun 15 07:56:44 snort[49817]: FATAL ERROR: /usr/local/etc/snort/snort_39668_em0/snort.conf(324) Unknown output plugin: "alert_pf"
Jun 15 07:56:44 snort[49817]: FATAL ERROR: /usr/local/etc/snort/snort_39668_em0/snort.conf(324) Unknown output plugin: "alert_pf"

digdug3

@ermal

Snort Stable 2.9.2.3 pkg v. 2.2.1 (AMD64)

Tried running snort from shell:

/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/lib/libdnet.1: unsupported file layout

feadin

Was daq-0.6.2.tbz introduced recently? Since daq depends on libpcap-1.2.1 and snort on libpcap-1.1.1_1 maybe that be the source of the problems? I don't know if libdnet uses libpcap or daq (at time of compilation or later), but if it does maybe there is the issue.

sronsen

Been running Snort 2.9.2.3 pkg v. 2.2 (AMD64) for more than 2 full days. Everything appears to be working properly, with the exception of the dashboard widget, which I noted in an earlier post. However, it now appears that Snort is shutting down and not restarting twice-a-day. I suspect this coincides with my 12 hour update update schedule, but I can't confirm since update attempts are not logged. The shutdowns leave no log entries either.

I am able to restart Snort manually after these incidents.

Can anyone confirm this behavior on another system?

breusshe

@ermal:

The issue with old code that is present when you upgrade to a new version will be there even when you reinstall since the damage from old code will be done.

Feadin,

that is why for 2.1 we are moving to PBIs to make especially this dependency issues go away once and for good.
For now you have to clean your environment from other packages you have as well and reinstall again.

So, my question is… how does one clean the environment to stop this error:

/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/lib/libdnet.1: unsupported file layout

(e.g. what do I uninstall and install to stop this?)