# Error on startup **URL:** \ **Category:** Zeek\ **Created:** [January 6, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/error-on-startup/5961 "2020-01-06T20:16:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Scot](https://community.zeek.org/u/Scot)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/error-on-startup/5961/1 "2020-01-06T20:16:49Z")
I think I caused this problem by trying to change the directory where the spool data is processed. Changing that back did not correct the problem. Unable to startup zeek at this time. [zeek@heimdallr logger]$ zeekctl start Warning: ZeekControl plugin uses legacy BroControl API. Use ‘import ZeekControl.plugin’ instead of ‘import BroControl.plugin’ starting logger … Error: logger terminated immediately after starting; check output with “diag” error in /opt/zeek/share/zeek/base/frameworks/cluster/./setup-connections.zeek, lines 93-95: Failed to listen on INADDR\_ANY:47761 (Broker::listen(Broker::default\_listen\_address, Cluster::self$p, Broker::default\_listen\_retry)) warning: WriterFrontend cluster/Log::WRITER\_ASCII expected 3 fields in write, got 4. Skipping line. fatal error: errors occurred while initializing Any ideas appreciated. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Patrick\_Kelley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a87d85/32.png) [@Patrick\_Kelley](https://community.zeek.org/u/Patrick_Kelley)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/error-on-startup/5961/2 "2020-01-06T20:49:42Z")
This was resolved sidebar. Listener was holding the process and port. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/error-on-startup/5961/3 "2022-05-06T15:46:59Z")