# Suricata won't start (ConditionMemory=\>1500000000 was not met)

**URL:** <https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-wont-start-conditionmemory-1500000000-was-not-met/3897>\
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**Created:** [September 5, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-wont-start-conditionmemory-1500000000-was-not-met/3897 "2023-09-05T12:33:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Huzz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/huzz/32/2343_2.png) [@Huzz](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Huzz)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-wont-start-conditionmemory-1500000000-was-not-met/3897/1 "2023-09-05T12:33:00Z")

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Hi guys,

I can’t get suricata to start on my raspberry pi 3.

Is there a workaround for this?

 ![Screenshot from 2023-09-05 14-26-11](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/suricata/original/2X/4/4ea2a7e56fb05476a9b69c0933006affe80bab81.png)

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Herz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/andreas_herz/32/52_2.png) [@Andreas\_Herz](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Andreas_Herz)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-wont-start-conditionmemory-1500000000-was-not-met/3897/2 "2023-09-05T12:38:59Z")

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First of all 6.0.1 is very old, 6.0.13 is the current stable.

Second, how did you install Suricata and how does the systemd template look like?

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**Author:** ![Huzz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/huzz/32/2343_2.png) [@Huzz](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Huzz)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-wont-start-conditionmemory-1500000000-was-not-met/3897/3 "2023-09-05T12:44:22Z")

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Hi Andreas, thank you for your quick reply. I installed it by doing sudo apt install pirogue-base

> **[Build a PiRogue](https://pts-project.org/docs/pirogue/build-a-pirogue/)**
>
> The hardware you need # In addition to a computer and an Internet connection, you will need, at least, a Raspberry Pi (+ its power supply), a SD-card and an ethernet cable.
> Pick a Raspberry Pi # First, you need a Raspberry Pi. We support the...

The OS image is a Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) aarch64 which might explain why it is running an old version of Suricata?

Here’s the systemd template:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/suricata/original/2X/e/ed007cb131e6f8ad9ca2407fcf7c8cd095885d1a.png)

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Herz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/andreas_herz/32/52_2.png) [@Andreas\_Herz](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Andreas_Herz)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-wont-start-conditionmemory-1500000000-was-not-met/3897/4 "2023-09-05T12:46:55Z")

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I would at least use the backports version or rather build your own, you might run into other bugs as well.

What happens if you run this manually:

```auto
/usr/bin/suricata --af-packet -c /etc/suricata/suricata.yaml

```

Also post your suricata.yaml and check suricata.log

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**Author:** ![Huzz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/huzz/32/2343_2.png) [@Huzz](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Huzz)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-wont-start-conditionmemory-1500000000-was-not-met/3897/5 "2023-09-05T14:33:26Z")

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Yes that command works fine. Nevermind I found the problem. There was a manual override on the memory here: /etc/systemd/system/suricata.service.d/override.conf. I deleted the file and now it works