FAQ for Bro

Fix sendmail after install

Sometimes you install sendmail of something like it, after install. If bro doesn't see sendmail during ./configure you will have to add:

Sendmail = /usr/sbin/sendmail

to your broctl.cfg

Disable checksums

add:

broargs = --no-checksums

to your broctl.cfg

OR add:

redef ignore_checksums = T;

to your local.bro

Add BPF filtering

add:

broargs = --filter '<your filter here>'

to your broctl.cfg

Disable an analyzer

For each analyzer you want to disable add the below to your already existing bro_init or create a new one like below:

event bro_init()
    {
    Log::disable_stream(Syslog::LOG);
    Analyzer::disable_analyzer(Analyzer::ANALYZER_SYSLOG);
    }

to your local.bro

Disable entry types in in a log

Add a new function to local.bro like the below:

function filter_weird (rec: Weird::Info) : bool
      {
      return /binpac exception/ ! in rec$name;
      }

Then add the below fo your already existing bro_init, or create new one like below:

event bro_init()
      {
      local filter: Log::Filter = Log::get_filter(Weird::LOG, "default");
      filter$pred=filter_weird;
      Log::add_filter(Weird::LOG, filter);
      }