pads.conf(8)						      System Manager's Manual						      pads.conf(8)

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)