OSSEC / HIDS Rule 60817

OSSEC / HIDS rule catalog

• Rule family: OSSEC / HIDS
• Rule ID: 60817
• Definition status: Present in current source
• Alert message / subject: Index cleanup of database initiated
• Rule level: 3
• Definition checked: 2026-10-21

Interpretation and response

A database engine initiated index cleanup. Correlate it with normal database maintenance.

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.

The historical Apache unsupported-method explanation refers to an earlier use of this ID.

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.

Rule ID

60817

Status

The wiki marked this rule Active at the source revision. Current definition status is shown above.

Description

A database engine initiated index cleanup. Correlate it with normal database maintenance.

Historical response guidance

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

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 Recommendations

None.

Source and revision

Migrated from HIDS_60817, wiki page 502, revision 4337 (20131217). Documentation review: 2026-10-21. An archived wiki status of Active is not a current deployment status.

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