# The pidfile of the IDS.
our $idspidfile = "/var/run/suricata.pid";
+# Location of suricatactrl.
+my $suricatactrl = "/usr/local/bin/suricatactrl";
+
+# Array with allowed commands of suricatactrl.
+my @suricatactrl_cmds = ( 'start', 'stop', 'restart', 'reload' );
+
#
## Function for checking if at least 300MB of free disk space are available
## on the "/var" partition.
# Check if there was any error.
unless ($response->is_success) {
+ # Obtain error.
+ my $error = $response->content;
+
# Log error message.
- &_log_to_syslog("Unable to download the ruleset. $response->status_line");
+ &_log_to_syslog("Unable to download the ruleset. \($error\)");
# Return "1" - false.
return 1;
openlog('oinkmaster', 'cons,pid', 'user');
# Call oinkmaster to generate ruleset.
- open(OINKMASTER, "/usr/local/bin/oinkmaster.pl -v -s -u file://$rulestarball -C $settingsdir/oinkmaster.conf -o $rulespath|");
+ open(OINKMASTER, "/usr/local/bin/oinkmaster.pl -v -s -u file://$rulestarball -C $settingsdir/oinkmaster.conf -o $rulespath|") or die "Could not execute oinkmaster $!\n";
# Log output of oinkmaster to syslog.
while(<OINKMASTER>) {
return;
}
+#
+## Function to call suricatactrl binary with a given command.
+#
+sub call_suricatactrl ($) {
+ # Get called option.
+ my ($option) = @_;
+
+ # Loop through the array of supported commands and check if
+ # the given one is part of it.
+ foreach my $cmd (@suricatactrl_cmds) {
+ # Skip current command unless the given one has been found.
+ next unless($cmd eq $option);
+
+ # Call the suricatactrl binary and pass the requrested
+ # option to it.
+ system("$suricatactrl $option &>/dev/null");
+
+ # Return "1" - True.
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ # Command not found - return nothing.
+ return;
+}
+
+#
+## Function to create a new empty file.
+#
+sub create_empty_file($) {
+ my ($file) = @_;
+
+ # Check if the given file exists.
+ if(-e $file) {
+ # Do nothing to prevent from overwriting existing files.
+ return;
+ }
+
+ # Open the file for writing.
+ open(FILE, ">$file") or die "Could not write to $file. $!\n";
+
+ # Close file handle.
+ close(FILE);
+
+ # Return true.
+ return 1;
+}
+
1;