--- snort-2.3.2-orig/src/snort.c	2005-01-13 21:36:20.000000000 +0100
+++ snort-2.3.2-1/src/snort.c	2005-04-04 20:03:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@
 {
     struct stat st;
     int i;
-    char *conf_files[]={"/etc/snort.conf", "./snort.conf", NULL};
+    char *conf_files[]={"/etc/snort/snort.conf", NULL};
     char *fname = NULL;
     char *home_dir = NULL;
     char *rval = NULL;
@@ -1970,23 +1970,6 @@
         i++;
     }
 
-    /* search for .snortrc in the HOMEDIR */
-    if(!rval)
-    {
-        if((home_dir = getenv("HOME")))
-        {
-            /* create the full path */
-            fname = (char *)malloc(strlen(home_dir) + strlen("/.snortrc") + 1);
-            if(!fname)
-                FatalError("Out of memory searching for config file\n");
-
-            if(stat(fname, &st) != -1)
-                rval = fname;
-            else
-                free(fname);
-        }
-    }
-
     return rval;
 }