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On 2011-08-30, Matias <matias.364@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1. version - Open Soure Tripwire(R) 2.4.1.2 built for i686-pc-linux-
> gnu
> 2. I've built the database.
> 3. If I run /usr/sbin/tripwire --check, tripwire output this message:
> ### Error: File could not be opened for writing.
> ### Filename: /var/lib/tripwire/report/`date +%y`/`date
> ### +%m`/aa.bbb.cc.dd-20110827-191059.twr
> ### No such file or directory
> ### Exiting...
> 4. configuration file contents - twcfg.txt
> ROOT                   =/usr/sbin
> POLFILE                =/etc/tripwire/tw.pol
> DBFILE                 =/usr/local/lib/tripwire/$(HOSTNAME).twd
> REPORTFILE             =/var/lib/tripwire/report/`date +%y`/`date +%m`/
> $(HOSTNAME)-$(DATE).twr
> SITEKEYFILE            =/etc/tripwire/site.key
> LOCALKEYFILE           =/etc/tripwire/$(HOSTNAME)-local.key
> EDITOR                 =/bin/vi
> LATEPROMPTING          =false
> LOOSEDIRECTORYCHECKING =false
> MAILNOVIOLATIONS       =true
> EMAILREPORTLEVEL       =3
> REPORTLEVEL            =3
> MAILMETHOD             =SENDMAIL
> 5. What steps should I take to fix this?
>
Make sure the directory /var/lib/tripwire/report/`date +%y`/`date +%m`
exists. You could use a crontab to create these directories once a month
before tripwire runs.

> thanks,
> M.


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