[Bro] File Extraction Directory

[Johanna Amann]

Hi,

redef FileExtract::prefix = "/var/opt/bro/spool/extract_files/"; should work.

Johanna

On 27 Aug 2014, at 14:38, Jason Batchelor wrote:

> Hello all:
>
> Quick question, can you change the default file extraction directory for
> files being extracted in a script. After some poking I came across where
> this was specified in /opt/bro/share/bro/base/files/extract/main.bro with
> the following:
>
> export {
>  ## The prefix where files are extracted to.
>  const prefix = "./extract_files/" &redef;
> If I try to do something like this in my script:
>
> # Set extraction folder
> redef prefix = "/var/opt/bro/spool/extract_files";
> I am met with the following:
> error in ./scripts/file-ext.bro, line 22: "redef" used but not previously
> defined (prefix)
> internal warning in ./scripts/file-ext.bro, line 22: Can't document redef
> of prefix, identifier lookup failed
> Can someone help me understand how to define this attribute or otherwise
> influence where the files are extracted to? I would rather not manually
> define it in the main.bro file.
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
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