On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Daiyue Weng <daiyuew...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Using the above cmd, adding a file on a monitored directory, i.e.
> /home/user_name,
>
> nothing is shown on tcpdump,
>
> tcpdump: listening on dummy0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size
> 262144 bytes
>
>

You can use "-i INTERFACE_NAME" to change the interface it listens on.
So make sure you're listening to the interface the emails should be sent from.
Did any alerts fire while you were using tcpdump (check
/var/ossec/logs/alerts/alerts.log).
If not, that'll be a problem.

>
>
> On Monday, 5 September 2016 16:44:57 UTC+1, dan (ddpbsd) wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 11:42 AM, Daiyue Weng <daiyu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi, could you give me an example of using tcpdump in this case?
>> >
>>
>> tcpdump -nnXxevvs 0 port 25
>>
>> > cheers
>> >
>> > On Monday, 5 September 2016 15:57:08 UTC+1, dan (ddpbsd) wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Daiyue Weng <daiyu...@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hi, since it is a fresh install of ossec, so I didn't get any emails.
>> >> > The
>> >> > notification is turn on as
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Try using tcpdump (looking for connections to the email server from
>> >> the OSSEC system)
>> >>  or check the maillogs on the email server to determine if there is an
>> >> error when sending.
>> >>
>> >> > <alert_new_files>yes</alert_new_files>
>> >> >
>> >> > in ossec.conf
>> >> >
>> >> > On Monday, 5 September 2016 15:38:25 UTC+1, dan (ddpbsd) wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Daiyue Weng <daiyu...@gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Hi, I installed ossec local on my cloud server, and configure
>> >> >> > ossec.conf
>> >> >> > as
>> >> >> > follows, I tried to detect new additions using
>> >> >> > <alert_new_files>yes</alert_new_files>.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > <global>
>> >> >> >      <email_notification>yes</email_notification>
>> >> >> >      <email_to>my_e...@example.com</email_to>
>> >> >> >      <smtp_server>ns0.bt.net.</smtp_server>
>> >> >> >      <email_from>my_e...@example.com</email_from>
>> >> >> >    </global>
>> >> >> > <syscheck>
>> >> >> >      <!-- Frequency that syscheck is executed - default to every
>> >> >> > 22
>> >> >> > hours
>> >> >> > -->
>> >> >> >      <frequency>79200</frequency>
>> >> >> >      <alert_new_files>yes</alert_new_files>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >      <!-- Directories to check  (perform all possible
>> >> >> > verifications)
>> >> >> > -->
>> >> >> >      <directories report_changes="yes" realtime="yes"
>> >> >> > check_all="yes">/etc,/usr/bin,/usr/sbin</directories>
>> >> >> >      <directories report_changes="yes" realtime="yes"
>> >> >> > check_all="yes">/bin,/sbin</directories>
>> >> >> >      <directories report_changes="yes" realtime="yes"
>> >> >> > check_all="yes">/home/user_name</directories>
>> >> >> >  </syscheck>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > The local_rules.xml is like,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >  <group name="local,syslog,">
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >     <!-- Note that rule id 5711 is defined at the ssh_rules file
>> >> >> >       -  as a ssh failed login. This is just an example
>> >> >> >       -  since ip 1.1.1.1 shouldn't be used anywhere.
>> >> >> >       -  Level 0 means ignore.
>> >> >> >       -->
>> >> >> >     <rule id="100001" level="0">
>> >> >> >       <if_sid>5711</if_sid>
>> >> >> >       <srcip>1.1.1.1</srcip>
>> >> >> >       <description>Example of rule that will ignore sshd
>> >> >> > </description>
>> >> >> >       <description>failed logins from IP 1.1.1.1.</description>
>> >> >> >     </rule>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >     <rule id="554" level="7" overwrite="yes">
>> >> >> >       <category>ossec</category>
>> >> >> >       <decoded_as>syscheck_new_entry</decoded_as>
>> >> >> >       <description>File added to the system.</description>
>> >> >> >       <group>syscheck,</group>
>> >> >> >     </rule>
>> >> >> > </group> <!-- SYSLOG,LOCAL -->
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Now, if I added a file in home/user_name, there is no email
>> >> >> > notification
>> >> >> > coming through the SMTP server. I am using smtp.bt.net, using
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > dig -t mx smtp.bt.net
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > to get the SMTP server. Whats the possible reasons that I am not
>> >> >> > getting
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > email?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Are you getting emails for other alerts?
>> >> >> Are alerts being triggered for these new files?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Many thanks
>> >> >> >
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