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Probe failed to start with "Inconsistent column count" error to table file

Troubleshooting


Problem

Probe rules has table definition using table files
eg
table mytable = "mytablefilename"
default = {"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""}
.
The probe failed to startup and following error seen in probe log referencing the table filename
eg
Warning: W-UNK-000-000: Inconsistent column count found in 'mytablefilename' at line xxxxx

Symptom

Probe failed to start up and show Pending status under Process Agent.
The "Inconsistent column count" error seen in probe log.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Historical Number

TS002434651

Document Information

Modified date:
09 May 2025

UID

ibm10959245