# Problems running Bro **URL:** \ **Category:** Zeek\ **Created:** [March 16, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/problems-running-bro/1306 "2008-03-16T04:11:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Armin\_Garcia\_Lopez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Armin\_Garcia\_Lopez](https://community.zeek.org/u/Armin_Garcia_Lopez)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/problems-running-bro/1306/1 "2008-03-16T04:11:08Z")
Sorry but when i try to read a file i recive the next output root@lobito:/usr/local/bro/etc# /usr/local/bro/bin/bro -r segment190.pcap line 1: error: can't open bro.init root@lobito:/usr/local/bro/etc# netstat -natu -p Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:2208 0.0.0.0:\* LISTEN 2317/hpiod tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:36942 0.0.0.0:\* LISTEN 2320/python tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:111 0.0.0.0:\* LISTEN 2006/portmap tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:113 0.0.0.0:\* LISTEN 2619/inetd tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:39636 0.0.0.0:\* LISTEN 2709/rpc.statd tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:\* LISTEN 2433/cupsd tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 0.0.0.0:\* LISTEN 2563/exim4 udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:32768 0.0.0.0:\* 2507/avahi-daemon: udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:32770 0.0.0.0:\* 2709/rpc.statd udp 0 0 192.168.150.134:32787 192.168.150.2:53 ESTABLISHED21988/bro udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:68 0.0.0.0:\* 3184/dhclient udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:5353 0.0.0.0:\* 2507/avahi-daemon: udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:111 0.0.0.0:\* 2006/portmap udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:631 0.0.0.0:\* 2433/cupsd udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:765 0.0.0.0:\* 2709/rpc.statd Does anybody knows what im doing wrong? or i have to set and another option to read this file??? thanks ---
**Author:** ![Matthias\_Vallentin2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Matthias\_Vallentin2](https://community.zeek.org/u/Matthias_Vallentin2)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2008, 8:36am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/problems-running-bro/1306/2 "2008-03-16T08:36:01Z")
This error means that Bro cannot find the policy scripts. The environment variable $BROPATH should contain the path to your policy script directory and to all other custom directories that include policy script files: % BRO\_DIR="/path/to/bro" % export BROPATH="${BRO\_DIR}/policy:${BRO\_DIR}/policy/local:${BRO\_DIR}/policy/sigs"      Matthias ---
**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, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/problems-running-bro/1306/3 "2022-05-06T15:38:30Z")