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set ENABLE_PSADWATCHD to 'N' by default
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mrash committed Mar 2, 2014
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14 changes: 9 additions & 5 deletions ChangeLog
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psad-2.2.3 (//2014): psad-2.2.3 (03/01/2014):
- Added compatibility with 'upstart' init daemons with assistance from Tim - Added compatibility with 'upstart' init daemons with assistance from Tim
Kramer. This change adds a new config variable 'ENABLE_PSADWATCHD' that Kramer. This change adds a new config variable 'ENABLE_PSADWATCHD' that
can be used to disable psadwatchd when deployed with upstart since it can be used to disable psadwatchd when deployed with upstart since it
has built-in process monitoring and restarting capabilities. In has built-in process monitoring and restarting capabilities. By default
addition, a new init script located at init-scripts/upstart/psad has psadwatchd is not enabled anymore since this variable is set to "N". The
been added that is compatible with upstart - this script is meant to be reason for this change is that psad is extremely stable and so almost
copied to the /etc/init.d/ directory. never needs to be restarted in practice, and process monitoring is
better provided via other solutions (like upstart) anyway. In addition,
a new init script located at init-scripts/upstart/psad.conf has been
added that is compatible with upstart - this script is meant to be copied
to the /etc/init/ directory.
- (Wolfgang Breyha) Bug fix to allow VLAN interfaces and interface aliases - (Wolfgang Breyha) Bug fix to allow VLAN interfaces and interface aliases
in IGNORE_INTERFACES. This fixes issue #8 on github. in IGNORE_INTERFACES. This fixes issue #8 on github.
- Bug fix to not modify /etc/hosts.deny permissions when removing - Bug fix to not modify /etc/hosts.deny permissions when removing
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion psad.conf
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### monitoring, it is not necessary to run the psadwatchd daemon. For such ### monitoring, it is not necessary to run the psadwatchd daemon. For such
### systems, the following variable can be set to 'N' to disable psadwatched ### systems, the following variable can be set to 'N' to disable psadwatched
### altogether. ### altogether.
ENABLE_PSADWATCHD Y; ENABLE_PSADWATCHD N;


### Set the minimum range of ports that must be scanned before ### Set the minimum range of ports that must be scanned before
### psad will send an alert. The default is 1 so that at ### psad will send an alert. The default is 1 so that at
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