NAME
pads.conf - pads configuration file
DESCRIPTION
This man page describes the format of the pads(8) configuration file.
Empty lines and lines beginning with ’#’ are ignored.
PARAMETERS
daemon [0/1]
his parameter determines whether the application will go into
the background. 0 = Disable, 1 = Enable
pid_file <file>
Filename of the pads PID file. This value should be set if you
are planning on using daemon mode.
sig_file <file>
Alternate location for the pads-signature-list file.
mac_file <file>
Alternate location for the pads-ether-codes file.
user <username>
This is the name of the user pads will run as when started as
root.
group <groupname>
This is the name of the group pads will run as when started as
root.
interface <interface>
This contains the name of the interface PADS will listen to.
filter <filter>
This value contains a libpcap filter to be applied to the PADS
session. For example, to filter only SSH traffice, specify
"filter ’port 22’".
network <network>
This string contains a comma seperated list of networks to be
monitored. Only assets found in these networks will be
recorded. For example,
"network 192.168.0.0/24,192.168.1.0/24,10.10.10.0/24".
output screen
This output plugin displays PADS data to the screen. When using
the configuration file, it defaults to off.
output csv: <filename>
This output plugin writes PADS data to a CSV file. Optionally,
a CSV filename can be specified as an argument.
output fifo: <filename>
This output plugin writes PADS data to a FIFO file. Optionally,
a FIFO filename can be specified as an argument.
SEE ALSO
pads(8)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2005 Matt Shelton <matt@mattshelton.com>
BUGS
Please send bug reports to the author.
AUTHORS
Matt Shelton <matt@mattshelton.com>
2005/06/17 pads.conf(8)