# Startup error in auditbeat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/startup-error-in-auditbeat/150520>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** auditbeat\
**Created:** [October 1, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/startup-error-in-auditbeat/150520 "2018-10-01T07:05:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Balamurali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@Balamurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Balamurali)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/startup-error-in-auditbeat/150520/1 "2018-10-01T07:05:15Z")

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Hi All,

I'm getting below startup error in auditbeat tar package installation.

_2018-10-01T00:00:12.242-0700 ERROR instance/beat.go:743 Exiting: 1 error: 1 error: failed to unpack the auditd config: 1 error: failed loading rules: 1 error: at /u01/auditbeat/auditbeat-6.4.1-linux-x86\_64/audit.rules.d/sample-rules-linux-32bit.conf:5: failed to interpret rule '-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S accept,bind,connect -F key=external-access': failed to add syscall 'accept': unknown syscall 'accept' for arch i386 accessing 'auditbeat.modules.0' (source:'auditbeat.yml')_  
_Exiting: 1 error: 1 error: failed to unpack the auditd config: 1 error: failed loading rules: 1 error: at /u01/auditbeat/auditbeat-6.4.1-linux-x86\_64/audit.rules.d/sample-rules-linux-32bit.conf:5: failed to interpret rule '-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S accept,bind,connect -F key=external-access': failed to add syscall 'accept': unknown syscall 'accept' for arch i386 accessing 'auditbeat.modules.0' (source:'auditbeat.yml')_

Please find below version details.

System OS: Centos 6.5  
Auditbeat version: 6.4.1  
kernel\_version: 2.6.32-431.el6.x86\_64

Please suggest to debug/fix this.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![adrisr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adrisr/32/25423_2.png) [@adrisr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adrisr)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/startup-error-in-auditbeat/150520/2 "2018-10-01T10:21:35Z")

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Hi,

There is an error on the sample rules shipped with Auditbeat 6.4.

You need to edit the `audit.rules.d/sample-rules-linux-32bit.conf` file and replace `accept` with `accept4` at line 4.

Same change as in here:

> <https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/8383/files>

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**Author:** ![Balamurali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@Balamurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Balamurali)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/startup-error-in-auditbeat/150520/3 "2018-10-01T10:39:49Z")

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Actually, I removed this audit.rules.d/sample-rules-linux-32bit.conf file and started auditbeat.  
Now it is working fine

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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:** [October 22, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/startup-error-in-auditbeat/150520/4 "2018-10-22T10:39:54Z")

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