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The mttrapd not processing snmp v3 trap - Error: E-UNK-000-000: SNMP Message (priority=3): Received bad msgID

Troubleshooting


Problem

Devices are sending snmp V3 trap to the probe. However, one device snmp v3 traps are not being processed by the probe.

The probe log has this error

SNMP Message (priority=3): Received bad msgID (-1994518269 < 0)

Symptom

The snmp v3 traps are seen in the tcpdump capture when view with wireshark and authentication and encryption password used in wireshark work to see the detail of the trap. That is, it is not authentication or encryption issue.

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Historical Number

TS001693777

Document Information

Modified date:
09 May 2025

UID

ibm10788233