[Bro] Install issue - Bro cluster

[Mike Waite]

Blake,

Are running this on a linux machine and are you running broctl as root?  

In my install I would get this error if /sbin was not in my path.

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On 02/10/2011 03:12 PM, Blake Mattern wrote:
> Thanks for the info,
>  
>  I did as you said, and the recompile and install went well.
> (no errors) But now I seem to get an error when trying to start /usr/loca/bro/bin/./broctl
> 
> # ./broctl 
> error: script must be run on manager node
> 
> 
> here is what the node.cfg looks like:
> 
> manager]
> type=manager
> host=is-bro1.is
> 
> [proxy-1]
> type=proxy
> host=is-bro1.is
> 
> [worker-1]
> type=worker
> host=is-bro2.is
> interface=eth2
> 
> [worker-2]
> type=worker
> host=is-bro3.is
> interface=eth2
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  =-=Blake
> 
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:42:50AM -0600, Dop wrote:
>> Blake,
>>
>> Do you have an existing Bro installation at your target install location?
>> I think I ran into this when I had 1.5.1 installation and tried to put
>> 1.5.2 on top of it.  If you can't remove the existing install I'd try
>> creating/editing your etc/node.cfg and setting the current system as the
>> manager.
>>
>> Then next thing you'll want to do is edit
>> share/bro/broctl/cluster-addrs.hot.bro and comment out line 3 (the only
>> line).
>>
>> -Dop
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blake Mattern <mattern at caltech.edu>
>> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 15:38:32 -0800
>> To: <Bro at bro-ids.org>
>> Subject: [Bro] Install issue - Bro cluster
>>
>>> Greetings all,
>>>
>>> I'm having an issue with the install of Bro via cluster mode. I receive
>>> this error when I run make install-broctl:
>>>
>>> ( cd aux/broctl && make install-broctl )
>>> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/bro1/bro/bro-1.5.2/aux/broctl'
>>> MAKE_DESTDIR= ./bin/make-wrapper install --make
>>> error: script must be run on manager node
>>> make[1]: *** [install-broctl] Error 1
>>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bro1/bro/bro-1.5.2/aux/broctl'
>>> make: *** [install-broctl] Error 2
>>>
>>> This is on the machine I will use as the Managing / Proxy. I also have 2
>>> other machines set as workers (they installed fine - No issues)
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> =-=Blake
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Blake Mattern
>>> Information Security
>>> California Institute of Technology
>>> 626-395-3512
>>> mattern at caltech.edu
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>>
>>
> 

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