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Snort PID File

When Snort is run in daemon mode, the daemon creates a PID file in the log directory. In Snort 2.6, the -pid-path command line switch causes Snort to write the PID file in the directory specified.

Additionally, the -create-pidfile switch can be used to force creation of a PID file even when not running in daemon mode.

The PID file will be locked so that other snort processes cannot start. Use the -nolock-pidfile switch to not lock the PID file.


Steven Sturges 2008-09-17
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