What does snort pcaps include -->/var/log/snort/

[amN0P () me com]

Hello,


I current have fast alerts turned ON for my Snort sensors running Linux variant. These fast alerts go to local syslog. By default I notificed pcap logs get stored in /var/log/snort. 

Just trying to figure out 2 things.

1. Are these pcap for ALL conventional text based rules that get triggered? Do these pcap include raw packet dumps for 
alerts triggered through so rules as well?

2. I noticied some botnet related alerts (fast alerts as noted above) and I wanted to drill into the packets using 
tcpdump so that I can double check if the alert is real or not. However I was not able to find that alert in tcpdump. 
What am I missing in configuration.

I tried searching and I was not able to narrow down on an answer. Thanks for your time. Will appreciate any help.

-Am

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