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Run / Run Current Module Recon Ng

Run Current Module Recon Ng

Run the current module in the Recon-NG framework.

$
Terminal
run

When To Use

During security assessments utilizing Recon-NG for OSINT gathering.

Pro Tip

Use 'run run -v' for verbose logging to monitor module activity in real-time.

Anatomy of Output

Understanding the result

Running module: recon/domains-hosts/google.site Module Status

Indicates which module is being executed.

[INFO] Module executed successfully. Execution Output

Confirms successful run of the specified module.

Total results: 15 hosts found. Results Summary

Summarizes output count from the executed module.

Power User Variants

Optimized versions

run --json-output report.json

Stores output in a JSON format for structured data analysis.

run -p 2

Runs the module with a parallelization factor for faster execution.

Troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

[ERROR] Module 'recon/domains-hosts/google.site' not found.

Solution: Ensure that the module is correctly installed and available in your environment.

[ERROR] Permission denied when accessing target URL.

Solution: Check permissions or run the command with elevated privileges.

[ERROR] Failed to connect to the host.

Solution: Validate internet connection and target availability.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

run
Base Command
The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Run before the shell applies any redirect operators.

Alternative Approaches

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