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The Snmpd.log Repeatedly Records "error on subcontainer 'ia_addr' insert (-1)" Message (Doc ID 1549401.1)

Last updated on JULY 02, 2018

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 11 11/11 to 11.3 [Release 11.0]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Approximately every 30 seconds a message is logged to the /var/log/snmpd.log file:

error on subcontainer 'ia_addr' insert (-1)
error on subcontainer 'ia_addr' insert (-1)
error on subcontainer 'ia_addr' insert (-1)
error on subcontainer 'ia_addr' insert (-1)
error on subcontainer 'ia_addr' insert (-1)
error on subcontainer 'ia_addr' insert (-1)
error on subcontainer 'ia_addr' insert (-1)

Despite this message the Net-SNMP service, snmpd, operates correctly and responds to SNMP queries.

 

Cause

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