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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Appendix C Error and Event Messages
 Conventions
Conventions
System error messages are displayed in the format shown in Table C-1.
Table C-1 System Error Message Format
Message 
Component Description Example
Error identifier A string categorizing the 
error.
STATION-ROLE
Software 
component
A string identifying the 
software component of the 
error.
AUTO_INSTALL
Severity Level A numerical string 
indicating the severity of the 
error.
0-LOG-EMERG—emergency situation, nothing 
is functional
1-LOG-ALERT—alerts user to a very serious 
problem
2-LOG-CRIT—warns of a possible serious critical 
error
3-LOG-ERR—warning of error condition, most 
features functional; user should exercise care
4-LOG-WARNING—warning that user can 
ignore if they prefer
5-LOG-NOTICE—notice that may be of concern 
to user
6-LOG-INFO—informational (not serious)
7-LOG-DEBUG—debug information (not 
serious)
Action Flags Internal to the code for 
which additional action is 
displayed.
0—No action flag
MSG-TRACEBACK—includes traceback with 
message
MSG-PROCESS—includes process information 
with message
MSG-CLEAR—indicates condition had cleared
MSG-SECURITY—indicates as security message
MSG-NOSCAN—suppresses EEM pattern 
screening
%d An integer number. 2450
%e A MAC address. 000b.fcff.b04e
%s A message string which 
provides more detail of the 
error.
“Attempt to protect port 1640 failed.” 
%x A hexadecimal number. 0x001










