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Having problems? Try the suggestions below.

  • Have you run soup to ensure that you’re on the latest version?
  • Check the FAQ.
  • Search the Community Support forum.
  • Search the documentation and support forums of the tools contained within Security Onion: Tools
  • Check log files in /opt/so/log/ or other locations for any errors or possible clues:
    • Setup /root/sosetup.log
    • Suricata /opt/so/log/suricata/suricata.log
    • Zeek /nsm/zeek/logs/current/
    • Elasticsearch /opt/so/log/elasticsearch/<hostname>.log
    • Kibana /opt/so/log/kibana/kibana.log
    • Logstash /opt/so/log/logstash/logstash.log
    • Elastalert /opt/so/log/elastalert/elastalert_stderr.log
  • Are you able to duplicate the problem on a fresh Security Onion installation?
  • Check the Known Issues to see if this is a known issue that we are working on.
  • If all else fails, please feel free to reach out for Support.