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# general
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jackjack

04/05/2018, 3:47 PM
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$ sudo osqueryd
E0405 11:42:16.197780 2404905792 init.cpp:421] osqueryd initialize failed: Could not create file: /var/osquery/osqueryd.pidfile
c

clong

04/05/2018, 4:31 PM
I'm guessing you're using the homebrew version of osquery? you might need to create /var/osquery if it doesn't exist
j

jackjack

04/05/2018, 5:36 PM
I actually just downloaded it from the official wesite
/var/osquery
does exist
c

clong

04/05/2018, 8:02 PM
hmm then that is strange and im not sure i have a good explanation for you. Try launching with
sudo osqueryd --verbose
for more context
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