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CrisLander
Joined: 19 Jan 2010
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 Posted: Tue 19 Jan '10 17:58 Post subject: modsecurity: updating blacklist without restarting Apache? |
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Hi, I have a question: I recently installed modsecurity and created a few rules, one of them being blocking access to a blacklist that I keep in a separate file. It all works perfectly, but every time I change something in the blacklist file I need to restart Apache so that the new blacklist is used.
Is there any way to be able to load the new blacklist without having to restart Apache? I was hoping that by keeping the blacklist in a separate file and not in the modsecurity config files I would not only be able to keep things clean, but I would also be able to update the blacklist as needed in real time. I'm using a simple IP comparison with @pmFromFile, and if possible, I wouldn't want to restart the server every time I update the file..
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James Blond
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Joined: 19 Jan 2006
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Location: Germany, Next to Hamburg
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| Posted: Wed 20 Jan '10 14:34 Post subject: |
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AFAIK you have to restart the server.
What is your issue with restarting apache? |
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CrisLander
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| Posted: Mon 10 May '10 15:52 Post subject: |
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Awfully late reply, but the problem with restarting is that this is supposed to be a 24/7 server, and it shouldn't be ever down.
But using a soft reboot is working so far, as threads that are busy aren't killed and replaced until they have finished. |
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James Blond
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| Posted: Mon 10 May '10 19:17 Post subject: |
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reboot? You don't have to reboot windows. Just reload apache with
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