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OSSEC / HIDS Rule 60816

OSSEC / HIDS rule catalog

  • Rule family: OSSEC / HIDS
  • Rule ID: 60816
  • Definition status: Present in current source
  • Alert message / subject: An attempt to open the file for read only access failed with system error
  • Rule level: 5
  • Definition checked: 2026-10-21

Interpretation and response

A database engine could not open a file for read-only access because of a system error. Inspect the application event and file access conditions.

An OSSEC/HIDS event records or correlates activity. Blocking depends on the originating application and any separately configured Active Response policy; an alert alone does not prove that an attack was blocked.

This ID now describes a Windows application/database event. The archived Apache HTTP 500 explanation is obsolete for the current definition.

Documentation

The following guidance was migrated from the historical wiki and reviewed against the rule definition. Legacy ASL product names and interface instructions refer to the versions documented then. Use the current metadata above and your installed configuration when interpreting thresholds, notification settings and response behavior.

Description

A database engine could not open a file for read-only access because of a system error. Inspect the application event and file access conditions.

Details

Review the event and expected administrative activity. The earlier instructions under this heading applied to the historical description; use the current interpretation above.

Troubleshooting

False Positives

Review the event and expected administrative activity. The earlier instructions under this heading applied to the historical description; use the current interpretation above.

Tuning Guidance

Review the event and expected administrative activity. The earlier instructions under this heading applied to the historical description; use the current interpretation above.

Source and revision

Migrated from HIDS_60816, wiki page 471, revision 5642 (20160215). Documentation review: 2026-10-21. An archived wiki status of Active is not a current deployment status.

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