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QRadar: Maxmind GeoIP update script failed to download the database

Troubleshooting


Problem

When executing /opt/qradar/bin/geodata_update.sh script, to update the Maxmind GeoIP Database in QRadar SIEM, the following error is observed:
Executing geoipupdate tool 
error retrieving updates: error retrieving filename for GeoLite2-City: error per forming HTTP request: Get "https://updates.maxmind.com/app/update_getfilename?product_id=GeoLite2-City": proxyconnect tcp: read tcp xx.x.x.xx:xxxxx->xxx.xx.xx.xx:80: read: connection reset by peer 
ERROR: geoipupdate tool failed to download the GeoLite2-City database

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Modified date:
22 May 2024

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