CHAPTER 68
PPMD System Log Messages
This chapter describes messages with the PPMD prefix. They are generated by the periodic
packet management process (ppmd), which maintains routing protocol adjacencies for
the routing protocol process (rpd).
PPMD_ASSERT_SOFT
System Log Message Soft assertion failed at line line-number in file 'source-filename' with error "message",
but ppmd with PID pid continued running
Description The source code for the periodic package management process (ppmd) includes internal
self-consistency checks. As the ppmd process with the indicated process ID (PID)
executed the binary compiled from the indicated source file, a check failed at the indicated
line number in the file. The ppmd process created a diagnostic core file for analysis by
technical support personnel and continued to run.
Type Error: An error occurred
Severity error
Facility LOG_NEWS
Cause An internal software failure occurred.
Action Examine the messages that immediately follow this message in the system log for
information about possible causes. Contact a technical support representative, and be
ready to provide the list of messages and the diagnostic core file, if requested.
PPMD_OPEN_ERROR
System Log Message function-name: open error on pipe to protocol-name (error-message)
Description The periodic packet management process (ppmd) could not initialize the indicated
protocol.
Type Error: An error occurred
Severity error
Facility LOG_NEWS
Action Contact your technical support representative.
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