Re: Snort installation problem

Germaine ornella Mabong via Snort-users <[email protected]> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:04:07 +0100
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D'accord

Le lun. 29 sept. 2025, 16:02, Shaun donovan via Snort-users <
[email protected]> a =C3=A9crit :

> Hi all.
>
> I am new to snort and am trying to install it on Fedora Core 42 (snort
> version 3.9.5.0). I followed the installation guide "Snort 3 on Oracle
> Linux 8" and have got most everything working except two issues. These ar=
e
> that snort cannot find wizard.hexes.client_first or
> wizard.spells.client_first, nor can it find the configuration for file_id=
.
> Here is the output I get when I run snort:
>
> Loading /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua:
> Loading snort_defaults.lua:
> Finished snort_defaults.lua:
> Loading file_magic.lua:
> Finished file_magic.lua:
>         references
>         classifications
>         alert_fast
>         file_log
>         output
>         rewrite
>         alerts
>         decode
>         host_tracker
>         hosts
>         network
>         packets
>         process
>         search_engine
>         so_proxy
>         appid
>         port_scan
>         stream
>         stream_ip
>         stream_icmp
>         stream_tcp
>         stream_udp
>         stream_user
>         stream_file
>         arp_spoof
>         back_orifice
>         dnp3
>         dns
>         http_inspect
>         imap
>         modbus
>         netflow
>         pop
>         rpc_decode
>         ssh
>         ssl
>         dce_smb
>         dce_tcp
>         dce_udp
>         dce_http_proxy
>         dce_http_server
>         gtp_inspect
>         smtp
>         ftp_server
>         ftp_client
>         ftp_data
>         telnet
>         sip
>         normalizer
>         http2_inspect
>         wizard
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.hexes.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.hexes.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.hexes.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.hexes.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.hexes.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.spells.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.spells.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.spells.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.spells.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.spells.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.spells.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.spells.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.spells.client_first
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> wizard.spells.client_first
>         binder
>         host_cache
>         trace
>         daq
>         active
>         ips
>         file_id
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find file_id.file_rule=
s
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find file_id.file_poli=
cy
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find file_id.enable_ty=
pe
> ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can't find
> file_id.enable_signature
> Finished /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua:
> Loading file_id.rules_file:
> Finished file_id.rules_file:
> Loading ips.rules:
> Loading ../../rules/snort.rules:
> Finished ../../rules/snort.rules:
> Finished ips.rules:
>
> Here is an excerpt of my snort.lua for the file_id configuration:
>
> ###########################
>
> -- see file_magic.lua for file id rules
> file_id =3D
> {
>    enable_type =3D true,
>    enable_signature =3D true,
>    file_rules =3D file_magic,
>    file_policy =3D
>    {
>       { use =3D { verdict =3D 'log', enable_file_type =3D true,
> enable_file_signature =3D true } }
>    }
> }
>
> ###########################
>
> and my understanding of the configuration for wizard is that it simply
> uses default values:
>
> ###########################
>
> wizard =3D default_wizard
>
> ###########################
>
> If anybody could push me in the right direction, I would be extremely
> grateful. Been googling for hours....
>
> Kind Regards.
>
> Shaun
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    <p>Hi all.</p>
    <p>I am new to snort and am trying to install it on Fedora Core 42
      (snort version 3.9.5.0). I followed the installation guide &quot;Snor=
t
      3 on Oracle Linux 8&quot; and have got most everything working except
      two issues. These are that snort cannot find
      wizard.hexes.client_first or wizard.spells.client_first, nor can
      it find the configuration for file_id. Here is the output I get
      when I run snort:</p>
    <p>Loading /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua:<br>
      Loading snort_defaults.lua:<br>
      Finished snort_defaults.lua:<br>
      Loading file_magic.lua:<br>
      Finished file_magic.lua:<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 references<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 classifications<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 alert_fast<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 file_log<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 output<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 rewrite<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 alerts<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 decode<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 host_tracker<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 hosts<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 network<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 packets<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 process<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 search_engine<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 so_proxy<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 appid<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 port_scan<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 stream<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 stream_ip<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 stream_icmp<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 stream_tcp<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 stream_udp<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 stream_user<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 stream_file<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 arp_spoof<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 back_orifice<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 dnp3<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 dns<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 http_inspect<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 imap<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 modbus<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 netflow<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 pop<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 rpc_decode<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ssh<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ssl<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 dce_smb<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 dce_tcp<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 dce_udp<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 dce_http_proxy<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 dce_http_server<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 gtp_inspect<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 smtp<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ftp_server<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ftp_client<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ftp_data<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 telnet<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 sip<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 normalizer<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 http2_inspect<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 wizard<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.hexes.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.hexes.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.hexes.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.hexes.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.hexes.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.spells.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.spells.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.spells.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.spells.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.spells.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.spells.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.spells.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.spells.client_first<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      wizard.spells.client_first<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 binder<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 host_cache<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 trace<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 daq<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 active<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ips<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 file_id<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      file_id.file_rules<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      file_id.file_policy<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      file_id.enable_type<br>
      ERROR: /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua: can&#39;t find
      file_id.enable_signature<br>
      Finished /usr/local/snort/etc/snort/snort.lua:<br>
      Loading file_id.rules_file:<br>
      Finished file_id.rules_file:<br>
      Loading ips.rules:<br>
      Loading ../../rules/snort.rules:<br>
      Finished ../../rules/snort.rules:<br>
      Finished ips.rules:<br>
    </p>
    <p>Here is an excerpt of my snort.lua for the file_id configuration:</p=
>
    <p>###########################<br>
      <br>
      -- see file_magic.lua for file id rules<br>
      file_id =3D<br>
      {<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0 enable_type =3D true,<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0 enable_signature =3D true,<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0 file_rules =3D file_magic,<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0 file_policy =3D<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0 {=C2=A0 =C2=A0<br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 { use =3D { verdict =3D &#39;log&#39;,=
 enable_file_type =3D true,
      enable_file_signature =3D true } } <br>
      =C2=A0=C2=A0 }=C2=A0 =C2=A0<br>
      }<br>
      <br>
      ###########################</p>
    <p>and my understanding of the configuration for wizard is that it
      simply uses default values:</p>
    <p>###########################</p>
    <p>
      <span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span style=3D"color:#000000;ba=
ckground-color:#ffffff">wizard </span>=3D<span style=3D"color:#000000;backg=
round-color:#ffffff">
          default_wizard</span><br>
      </span>
    </p>
    <p>###########################</p>
    <p>If anybody could push me in the right direction, I would be
      extremely grateful. Been googling for hours....</p>
    <p>Kind Regards.</p>
    <p>Shaun<br>
    </p>
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