Table 22: Fields in System Log Message Descriptions (continued)
DescriptionField Name in CLIField Name in Reference
More detailed explanation of
the message.
DescriptionDescription
Category to which the
message belongs:
•
Error: The message reports
an error or failure condition
that might require corrective
action.
•
Event: The message reports
a condition or occurrence
that does not generally
require corrective action.
TypeType
Message severity level as
described in Table: System Log
Message Severity Levels in
“Specifying the Facility and
Severity of Messages to
Include in the Log” on page 8.
SeveritySeverity
(Optional) Possible cause for
message generation. There
can be more than one cause.
CauseCause
(Optional) Action you can
perform to resolve the error or
failure condition described in
the message. If this field does
not appear in an entry, either
no action is required or the
action is self-explanatory.
ActionAction
Examples: Displaying System Log Message Descriptions
Display the list of all currently available system log message descriptions:
user@host> help syslog ?
Possible completions:
<syslog-tag> Syslog tag
. . . . . .
BOOTPD_ARG_ERR Command-line option was invalid
BOOTPD_BAD_ID Request failed because assembly ID was unknown
BOOTPD_BOOTSTRING tnp.bootpd provided boot string
BOOTPD_CONFIG_ERR tnp.bootpd could not parse configuration file;
used default settings
BOOTPD_CONF_OPEN tnp.bootpd could not open configuration file
BOOTPD_DUP_REV Extra boot string definitions for revision were
ignored
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