ossec.conf: Database Output options¶

Overview¶

Supported types¶

Database Output options are available in the the following installation types:

server
local

Location¶

All database_output options must be configured in the /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf and used within the <ossec_config> tag.

XML excerpt to show location:

<ossec_config>
    <database_output>
        <!--
        Database Output options here
        -->
    </database_output>
</ossec_config>

Options¶

database_output
- hostname
  
  IP Address of the database server.
  
  Allowed: any valid IP address
- username
  
  Username to access the database.
  
  Allowed: Any Valid Username
- password
  
  Password to access the database.
  
  Allowed: Any Password
- database
  
  Database name to store the alerts.
  
  Allowed: database name
- type
  
  Type of database (Mysql or PostgreSQL).
  
  Note
  
  OSSEC must be compiled with the database type that is to be used.
  
  Allowed: mysql/postgresql