# Packetbeat fails to start
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-fails-to-start/46813
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** packetbeat
**Created:** [April 8, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-fails-to-start/46813 "2016-04-08T13:42:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Shaun\_Wells](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shaun_Wells)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-fails-to-start/46813/1 "2016-04-08T13:42:46Z")
Hi - Wondering what permissions are required to sniff the local network adapter. I work in an environment where access is restricted on Linux servers - I do not have Sudo rights.
I get the following error:
CRIT Initializing sniffer failed: Error creating sniffer: any: You don't have permission to capture on that device (socket: Operation not permitted)
Wondering exactly what permissions I need to start the service.
Thanks,
Shaun.
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### Author:  [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-fails-to-start/46813/2 "2016-04-08T15:36:18Z")
[google found](https://www.google.de/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=linux+sniffing+network+device+permissions) me [this for example](http://peternixon.net/news/2012/01/28/configure-tcpdump-work-non-root-user-opensuse-using-file-system-capabilities/)
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### Author:  [@Shaun\_Wells](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shaun_Wells)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-fails-to-start/46813/3 "2016-04-11T12:55:07Z")
Thanks, seem to be very useful.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-fails-to-start/46813/4 "2017-07-05T21:53:31Z")