But it is correct that I add the syscheck and realtime options to the agent
own ossec.conf and NOT on the server right?


2013/10/3 dan (ddp) <ddp...@gmail.com>

> On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Michiel van Es <vanesmich...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Op donderdag 3 oktober 2013 14:57:28 UTC+2 schreef dan (ddpbsd):
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 4:26 AM, Michiel van Es <vanesm...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Is my ossec.conf on the agents correct?
> >> > tested again today after some days:
> >> >
> >>
> >> As far as I can tell it seems ok.
> >>
> >> > added an entry to /etc/hosts, nothing is detected and alerted
> directly..
> >> >
> >>
> >> >>What do you mean by "alerted directly?"
> >
> >
> > The realtime=yes should trigger an alert for OSSEC directly when I alter
> the
> > file right? (I open the file with vim, add a new line with bogus ,
> > write+quit)
> > It does nothing after that, only after the first syscheck run that is
> > scheduled to run every X hour/minutes.
> >
>
> It should trigger an alert very quickly, yes.
> I don't really have a way to troubleshoot this. Everytime I test
> realtime it works just fine.
>
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Op vrijdag 27 september 2013 15:50:18 UTC+2 schreef Michiel van Es:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hello, I have the following setup :
> >> >>
> >> >> 1 manager - OSSEC 2.7 64 bit tar.gz manager install via script
> >> >> 2 agents - OSSEC 2.7 64 bit Atomic repo install
> >> >>
> >> >> I have changes de <syscheck> in /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf to the
> >> >> following
> >> >> on the manager:
> >> >>
> >> >>   <syscheck>
> >> >>     <!-- Frequency that syscheck is executed - default to every 22
> >> >> hours
> >> >> in seconds  -->
> >> >>     <frequency>7200</frequency>
> >> >>
> >> >>     <!-- Directories to check  (perform all possible verifications)
> -->
> >> >>     <directories realtime="yes"
> >> >> check_all="yes">/etc,/usr/bin,/usr/sbin</directories>
> >> >>     <directories check_all="yes">/bin,/sbin</directories>
> >> >>
> >> >>     <!-- Files/directories to ignore -->
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/mtab</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/mnttab</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/hosts.deny</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/mail/statistics</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/random-seed</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/adjtime</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/httpd/logs</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/utmpx</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/wtmpx</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/cups/certs</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/dumpdates</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/svc/volatile</ignore>
> >> >>
> >> >>     <!-- Windows files to ignore -->
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/System32/LogFiles</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Debug</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/WindowsUpdate.log</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/iis6.log</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Logs</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Repository</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Prefetch</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/PCHEALTH/HELPCTR/DataColl</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/SoftwareDistribution</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Temp</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/config</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/spool</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/CatRoot</ignore>
> >> >>   </syscheck>
> >> >>
> >> >> I want realtime monitoring of the /etc/ directories on the agents.
> >> >> I tested the active restarts and link with the agents via the
> >> >> agent_control -lc
> >> >>
> >> >> The agents have the following ossec.conf:
> >> >>
> >> >> <ossec_config>
> >> >>   <client>
> >> >>     <server-ip>10.10.138.69</server-ip>
> >> >>   </client>
> >> >> </ossec_config>
> >> >>
> >> >> Nothing happens when I alter /etc/hosts on 1 of the agents.
> >> >>
> >> >> When I change the /etc/hosts on the manager it is instant (exactly
> what
> >> >> I
> >> >> want).
> >> >>
> >> >> I changed the ossec.conf on the agents with the following;
> >> >>
> >> >> <ossec_config>
> >> >>   <client>
> >> >>     <server-ip>10.10.138.69</server-ip>
> >> >>   </client>
> >> >>
> >> >>   <syscheck>
> >> >>     <!-- Frequency that syscheck is executed - default to every 22
> >> >> hours
> >> >> in seconds  -->
> >> >>     <frequency>7200</frequency>
> >> >>
> >> >>     <!-- Directories to check  (perform all possible verifications)
> -->
> >> >>     <directories realtime="yes"
> >> >> check_all="yes">/var/ossec/etc,/etc,/usr/bin,/usr/sbin</directories>
> >> >>     <directories check_all="yes">/bin,/sbin</directories>
> >> >>
> >> >>     <!-- Files/directories to ignore -->
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/mtab</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/mnttab</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/hosts.deny</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/mail/statistics</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/random-seed</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/adjtime</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/httpd/logs</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/utmpx</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/wtmpx</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/cups/certs</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/dumpdates</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>/etc/svc/volatile</ignore>
> >> >>
> >> >>     <!-- Windows files to ignore -->
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/System32/LogFiles</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Debug</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/WindowsUpdate.log</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/iis6.log</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Logs</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Repository</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Prefetch</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/PCHEALTH/HELPCTR/DataColl</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/SoftwareDistribution</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Temp</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/config</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/spool</ignore>
> >> >>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/CatRoot</ignore>
> >> >>   </syscheck>
> >> >>
> >> >> </ossec_config>
> >> >>
> >> >> and restarted the ossec service on the agents, let sysstem-check
> >> >> rebuild
> >> >> its database on both agents:
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:16:33 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Monitoring directory:
> >> >> '/etc'.
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:16:33 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Monitoring directory:
> >> >> '/usr/bin'.
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:16:33 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Monitoring directory:
> >> >> '/usr/sbin'.
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:16:33 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Monitoring directory:
> >> >> '/bin'.
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:16:33 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Monitoring directory:
> >> >> '/sbin'.
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:16:33 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Directory set for real
> time
> >> >> monitoring: '/var/ossec/etc'.
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:16:33 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Directory set for real
> time
> >> >> monitoring: '/etc'.
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:16:33 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Directory set for real
> time
> >> >> monitoring: '/usr/bin'.
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:16:33 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Directory set for real
> time
> >> >> monitoring: '/usr/sbin'.
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:18:27 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Starting syscheck scan
> >> >> (forwarding database).
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:18:27 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Starting syscheck database
> >> >> (pre-scan).
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:18:27 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Initializing real time
> file
> >> >> monitoring (not started).
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:43:12 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Real time file monitoring
> >> >> started.
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:43:12 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Finished creating syscheck
> >> >> database (pre-scan completed).
> >> >> 2013/09/27 14:43:26 ossec-syscheckd: INFO: Ending syscheck scan
> >> >> (forwarding database)
> >> >>
> >> >> I change the /etc/hosts file again and multiple new lines to make
> sure
> >> >> it
> >> >> wont match the MD5 sum.
> >> >> Still nothing happening on the agents, no alert triggered (as on the
> >> >> manager it was instant)
> >> >>
> >> >> Am I correct that the realtime configuration should be in the
> >> >> ossec.conf
> >> >> on the agents?
> >> >> I have seen one error on 1 of the servers alerting:
> >> >>
> >> >> Rule: 553 (level 7) -> 'File deleted. Unable to retrieve checksum.'
> >> >> File '/etc/hosts' was deleted. Unable to retrieve checksum.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> How can I recreate the database?
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards and sorry if I ask the obvious questions here.
> >> >>
> >> >> Michiel
> >> >
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