ossec_config.md

ossec_config

Renders ossec.conf and agent.conf, then enables and conditionally starts the packaged OSSEC service.

Actions

• :create: Writes configuration files and enables or starts the main service as appropriate
• :delete: Stops or disables the service and removes the managed configuration files

Properties

• install_type (String, default: name): Configuration role. Must be local, server, or agent
• install_dir (String, default: '/var/ossec'): OSSEC installation directory
• ossec_conf (Hash, default: {}): Additional OSSEC configuration merged over the defaults
• agent_conf (Array, default: []): Agent configuration entries written on server installs
• agent_server_ip (String, nil, default: nil): Server IP used for agent configuration

Examples

Configure a local install

ossec_config 'local'

Configure an agent with an explicit manager IP

ossec_config 'agent' do
  agent_server_ip '192.0.2.10'
end