---
name: "suricata-oinkmaster-updater"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "suricata-oinkmaster"
version: "1:6.0.1-3"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/suricata-oinkmaster-updater"
---

# suricata-oinkmaster-updater(8)

Run oinkmaster to update suricata ruleset

## NAME

suricata-oinkmaster-updater - Run oinkmaster to update suricata ruleset

## SYNOPSIS

**suricata-oinkmaster-updater**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **suricata-oinkmaster-updater** command.

**suricata-oinkmaster-updater** is a shell script that runs **[oinkmaster(1)](/oinkmaster/1.md)** to update **[suricata(8)](/suricata/8.md)** ruleset. The intention is to hook the call to this script from a daily cron job, so **[suricata(8)](/suricata/8.md)** rulesets are automagically updated every day.

## HOW IT WORKS

The default Debian configuration will run **[oinkmaster(1)](/oinkmaster/1.md)** with the config file */etc/suricata/suricata-oinkmaster.conf* which is pre-configured to download the *EmergingThreats* open ruleset for **[suricata(8)](/suricata/8.md)**.

When the download is completed, **[suricatasc(1)](/suricatasc/1.md)** will be called to instruct **[suricata(8)](/suricata/8.md)** to reload the ruleset.

## CONFIGURATION

By now, the only way to modify the behaviour of **suricata-oinkmaster-updater** is to modify the */etc/suricata/suricata-oinkmaster.conf* file (which is a **[oinkmaster(1)](/oinkmaster/1.md)** configuration file). Or modify the shell script itself.

More options may be added in the future.

## SEE ALSO

**[suricata(8)](/suricata/8.md)**, **[oinkmaster(1)](/oinkmaster/1.md)**, **[suricatasc(1)](/suricatasc/1.md)**

## ABOUT

**suricata-oinkmaster-updater** and this manpage were written by Arturo Borrero Gonzalez \<arturo@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but it may be used by others).