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Rules not loading

C Configuration High

🔴 Error Message

Snort failed to load rules file

📖 What This Means

Rules file missing or syntax error.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Download rules: sudo apt install snort-rules-default
  2. Validate: snort -T -c /etc/snort/snort.conf
  3. Check paths in snort.conf
  4. Community rules: snort.org/downloads

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