← All Kali Issues
Nmap

Traceroute fails

S Scanning Low

🔴 Error Message

Traceroute option not working in scan

📖 What This Means

Traceroute needs root privileges.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Use sudo: sudo nmap --traceroute target
  2. Or use: traceroute target separately
  3. Traceroute needs raw packets

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