Error messages

Error messages provide information about problems that occur while running the probe. You can use the information that they contain to resolve such problems.

The following table describes the error messages specific to this probe. For information about generic error messages, see the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Probe and Gateway Guide (SC14-7608).

Table 1. Error messages
Error	Description	Action
`Error: Socket Failed: Permission denied` `Error: This program can only be run by root`	The current username does not have sufficient permission to run the probe.	Log on as `root` or `setuid root` and rerun the probe.
`NMQueue failed:nrc=portnumber`	The ping probe failed to receive a ping from the specified host. This could be due to the host being down or to a memory allocation error.	Check that the host is running. If it is, make more memory available and rerun the probe.
`Packet not for our PID: Discarding` `Packet not ICMP_ECHORPLY: Discarding` `Packet too short: Discarding`	The probe received a packet in an unexpected format.	Check that the device is running correctly.
`Parse failure in ping.props, line linenumber near F` `Failed to process arguments: Opl library error (see previous messages)`	The probe could not parse the elements.	Correct the invalid property value at the line identified by the error message.
`PacketSize too large: max -290 in Windows`	The value set for the PacketSize property is greater than the maximum allowable for the Windows platform.	Set the PacketSize property to a value less than or equal to 290.
`PacketSize too large: max -4096`	The value set for the PacketSize property is greater than the maximum allowable for the UNIX platform.	Set the PacketSize property to a value less than or equal to 4096.