> Almost?

As long as the files are present, the settings will be converted. May
in special cases if a user does something really weird may the
converter will fail, but in this case I think it even would be better
start a new clean IPS configuration.

> 
> How is this directory removed when a backup was restored?
> 

By the backup.pl script. It checks if after the backup a snort settings
dir (/var/ipfire/snort) exists, launches the converter and afterwards
deletes the directory.

See:

https://git.ipfire.org/?p=ipfire-2.x.git;a=commit;h=8c27372438dd267648cba48b86d85a594f14be1c

> -Michael
> 
> > On 18 Mar 2019, at 18:56, Stefan Schantl <stefan.schantl(a)ipfire.org
> > > wrote:
> > 
> > Hello Michael,
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > What happens when the converter has failed? Is that a
> > > possibility?
> > 
> > There is almost no risk, that this would be happened.
> > 
> > It contains checks if all corresponding files are present and will
> > contain the settings from them - I do not see a case where any
> > problems
> > can be happen.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > -Stefan
> > 
> > > -Michael
> > > 
> > > > On 18 Mar 2019, at 18:46, Stefan Schantl <
> > > > stefan.schantl(a)ipfire.org
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > When all settings have been converted, the files and directory
> > > > are
> > > > not
> > > > needed anymore.
> > > > 
> > > > If they will be left and at a later time an backup will be
> > > > restored, the
> > > > converter will be started by the backup script again and would
> > > > be
> > > > restore those
> > > > old snort settings and replace the current IPS settings.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Stefan Schantl <stefan.schantl(a)ipfire.org>
> > > > ---
> > > > config/rootfiles/core/130/update.sh | 3 +++
> > > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/130/update.sh
> > > > b/config/rootfiles/core/130/update.sh
> > > > index d33321c32..f3dc0d85a 100644
> > > > --- a/config/rootfiles/core/130/update.sh
> > > > +++ b/config/rootfiles/core/130/update.sh
> > > > @@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ ldconfig
> > > > # Migrate snort configuration to suricata
> > > > /usr/sbin/convert-snort
> > > > 
> > > > +# Remove snort settings
> > > > +rm -rvf /var/ipfire/snort
> > > > +
> > > > # Start services
> > > > /etc/init.d/collectd restart
> > > > /etc/init.d/firewall restart
> > > > -- 
> > > > 2.20.1
> > > >