Description of problem: the location of the rules file and the dynamic engine .so are incorrect by default and require editing to fix. These are distro dependant and should be fixed to match actual install locations. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): snort-2.8.1-3 I'll attach a patch correcting this.
Created attachment 310174 [details] patch fixing problems described herein Please apply
snort-2.8.1-4.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9
snort-2.8.1-4.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update snort'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F9/FEDORA-2008-6071
snort-2.8.1-4.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.