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This is the first editing mode, and is the one selected by default when opening the config modal. It provides a GUI which allows the user to edit the variables stored in the <code>config.lua</code>. Note that this implies that <code>config.lua</code> is a managed file, which means that directly editing this file is discouraged. As the warning in this file states, editing the values of variables will work fine, however adding new content to the file will cause it to be overridden once the simple editor is used for the next time. | This is the first editing mode, and is the one selected by default when opening the config modal. It provides a GUI which allows the user to edit the variables stored in the <code>config.lua</code>. Note that this implies that <code>config.lua</code> is a managed file, which means that directly editing this file is discouraged. As the warning in this file states, editing the values of variables will work fine, however adding new content to the file will cause it to be overridden once the simple editor is used for the next time. | ||
[[File:Snort config simple settings.png|thumb|The Snort config's simple editor]] | [[File:Snort config simple settings.png|thumb|The Snort config's simple editor]] | ||
The simple editor provides only a few values that can be edited. Users are encouraged to adjust these values according to their network setup. Setting the home and external network is the only strictly necessary configuration, as the other values are derived from them. The default values for these networks is "any". Refer to the Snort documentation (see above) to find out which values are allowed. Values with a dollar sign ($) in front of them are variables, e.g. setting your DNS servers to <code>$HOME_NET</code> will set the | The simple editor provides only a few values that can be edited. Users are encouraged to adjust these values according to their network setup. Setting the home and external network is the only strictly necessary configuration, as the other values are derived from them. The default values for these networks is "any". Refer to the Snort documentation (see above) to find out which values are allowed. Values with a dollar sign ($) in front of them are variables, e.g. setting your DNS servers to <code>$HOME_NET</code> will set the value of the DNS servers field to the value of the Home network field. This is the default. | ||
Modifications to these values are not committed until the "Apply" button is pressed. | Modifications to these values are not committed until the "Apply" button is pressed. | ||