# Startup error : error in /usr/local/bro/share/bro/base/utils/files.bro, line 32

**URL:** <https://community.zeek.org/t/startup-error-error-in-usr-local-bro-share-bro-base-utils-files-bro-line-32/3321>\
**Category:** Zeek\
**Created:** [October 21, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/startup-error-error-in-usr-local-bro-share-bro-base-utils-files-bro-line-32/3321 "2014-10-21T13:49:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Donnelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@John\_Donnelly](https://community.zeek.org/u/John_Donnelly)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/startup-error-error-in-usr-local-bro-share-bro-base-utils-files-bro-line-32/3321/1 "2014-10-21T13:49:18Z")

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Hi,  
I am getting this startup error : - Any idea how to debug this ?

[BroControl] \> start  
starting bro …  
warning: cannot send mail  
bro terminated immediately after starting; check output with “diag”  
[BroControl] \> diag  
[bro]

Bro 2.2-135  
Linux 3.13.0-24-generic

==== No reporter.log

==== stderr.log  
error in /usr/local/bro/share/bro/base/utils/files.bro, line 32: unknown identifier unescape\_URI, at or near “unescape\_URI”

==== stdout.log  
unlimited  
unlimited  
unlimited

==== .cmdline  
-i eth0 -U .status -p broctl -p broctl-live -p standalone -p local -p bro local.bro broctl broctl/standalone broctl/auto -b

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**Author:** ![Seth\_Hall3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Seth\_Hall3](https://community.zeek.org/u/Seth_Hall3)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/startup-error-error-in-usr-local-bro-share-bro-base-utils-files-bro-line-32/3321/2 "2014-10-21T17:15:03Z")

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Did you make any changes to the scripts that Bro scripts with?

&nbsp;&nbsp;.Seth

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**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, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/startup-error-error-in-usr-local-bro-share-bro-base-utils-files-bro-line-32/3321/3 "2022-05-06T15:42:10Z")

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