Does the detect process ./perl -vrun detect need to run all the time? (NETIQKB54650)

  • 7754650
  • 02-Feb-2007
  • 19-Apr-2012

Situation

Does the detect process ./perl -vrun detect need to run all the time?

Resolution

The direct answer is Yes.
This is the loader process that controls and monitors all the individual rule group processes.  It shouldn't be doing much from a system resource perspective, however it is required and must be running all the time.  If you kill this process, the rule groups will stop working correctly and the ones that do stay up will also need to be stopped using a  kill -9  command.

Additional Information

Formerly known as NETIQKB54650