Fixed typo in the Quick Start Guide

Also clarified the instructions about modifying crontab.
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Daniel Thayer 2013-12-18 14:31:56 -06:00
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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Bro works on most modern, Unix-based systems and requires no custom
hardware. It can be downloaded in either pre-built binary package or hardware. It can be downloaded in either pre-built binary package or
source code forms. See :ref:`installing-bro` for instructions on how to source code forms. See :ref:`installing-bro` for instructions on how to
install Bro. Below, ``$PREFIX`` is used to reference the Bro install Bro. Below, ``$PREFIX`` is used to reference the Bro
installation root directory, which by default is ``/usr/local/`` if installation root directory, which by default is ``/usr/local/bro/`` if
you install from source. you install from source.
Managing Bro with BroControl Managing Bro with BroControl
@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ traffic-monitoring cluster.
A Minimal Starting Configuration A Minimal Starting Configuration
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
These are the basic configuration changes to make for a minimal BroControl installation These are the basic configuration changes to make for a minimal BroControl
that will manage a single Bro instance on the ``localhost``: installation that will manage a single Bro instance on the ``localhost``:
1) In ``$PREFIX/etc/node.cfg``, set the right interface to monitor. 1) In ``$PREFIX/etc/node.cfg``, set the right interface to monitor.
2) In ``$PREFIX/etc/networks.cfg``, comment out the default settings and add 2) In ``$PREFIX/etc/networks.cfg``, comment out the default settings and add
@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ You can leave it running for now, but to stop this Bro instance you would do:
[BroControl] > stop [BroControl] > stop
We also recommend to insert the following entry into `crontab`:: We also recommend to insert the following entry into the crontab of the user
running BroControl::
0-59/5 * * * * $PREFIX/bin/broctl cron 0-59/5 * * * * $PREFIX/bin/broctl cron