# Auditbeat failed to load rules on aarch64/ARM 64 bits

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auditbeat-failed-to-load-rules-on-aarch64-arm-64-bits/340612>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [August 11, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auditbeat-failed-to-load-rules-on-aarch64-arm-64-bits/340612 "2023-08-11T05:47:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![albertchen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9c0ed/32.png) [@albertchen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/albertchen)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auditbeat-failed-to-load-rules-on-aarch64-arm-64-bits/340612/1 "2023-08-11T05:47:56Z")

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Hi sir,

When I try to load the following rules on aarch64 platform (ARM 64 bits)

```
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S open,creat,truncate,ftruncate,openat,open_by_handle_at -F exit=-EACCES -k access
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S open,creat,truncate,ftruncate,openat,open_by_handle_at -F exit=-EPERM -k access

```

I get the following errors and auditbeat doesn't start:

Exiting: 1 error: 1 error: failed to unpack the auditd config: 1 error: failed loading rules: 2 errors: at (audit\_rules at auditbeat.yml):23:  
failed to interpret rule '-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S open,creat,truncate,ftruncate,openat,open\_by\_handle\_at -F exit=-EACCES -k access': failed to add syscall 'open': unknown syscall 'open' for arch aarch64; at (audit\_rules at auditbeat.yml):24:  
failed to interpret rule '-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S open,creat,truncate,ftruncate,openat,open\_by\_handle\_at -F exit=-EPERM -k access':  
failed to add syscall 'open': unknown syscall 'open' for arch aarch64 accessing 'auditbeat.modules.0' (source:'auditbeat.yml’)

Use arch=b32 or comment out them for now. How to solve or work around this issue if arch=b64.

Thanks very much

Albert

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auditbeat-failed-to-load-rules-on-aarch64-arm-64-bits/340612/2 "2023-09-08T05:48:54Z")

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