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Serious logging messages are issued after:

  1. ocd closes a connection or pseudonym that has broken the communication path between the application and the device.

  2. Unexpected conditions impact ocd or other processes.



ERROR: Unable to obtain data from network: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (200)

CAUSE: There was no data to receive from the network due to the system error given.

NOTE: This message is followed by messages (296), (297), (298), and (299).

NOTE: System error 232 - A transport reset was received from the remote terminal server. System error 238 - A transport connection timeout was received from the remote terminal server.

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and enable the printer or restart the application if they are.



ERROR: Binary negotiation failed on opening connection

Level: (201)

CAUSE: The binary negotiation was not completed successfully on opening a connection to the device on the remote terminal server.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device can accept binary data and restart the application if they can.



ERROR: Invalid initial status request received

Level: (202)

CAUSE: The initial status request to the device on the remote terminal server failed.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and restart the application if they are.



ERROR: Connection failed

Level: (203)

CAUSE: A connection to the remote terminal server was not made.

NOTE: This message is followed by messages (296), (297), and (298).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and enable the printer or restart the application if they are.



ERROR: Invalid terminating status request received

Level: (204)

CAUSE: The final status request to the device on the remote terminal server failed.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and restart the application if they are.



ERROR: Give up trying to obtain connection as number of open connection tries has been exhausted

Level: (205)

CAUSE: The number of tries to open a connection to the device on the remote terminal server was exhausted.

NOTE: This message is followed by messages (296), (297), and (298).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and enable the printer or restart the application if they are.



ERROR: Unable to obtain timing mark negotiation from network: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (206)

CAUSE: There was no timing mark negotiation to receive from the network due to the system error given.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (298).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and enable the printer if they are.



ERROR: No timing mark negotiation to obtain from network within time interval allowed

Level: (207)

CAUSE: There was no data and thus no timing mark negotiation to receive from the network during the time to wait for such negotiations (most likely because of the load on the terminal server, network, or system).

NOTE: This message is followed by message (298).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and enable the printer if they are.



ERROR: No timing mark negotiation received in data during time interval allowed

Level: (208)

CAUSE: There was no timing mark negotiation in the data received from the remote terminal server.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (298).

ACTION: Enable the printer.



ERROR: Unable to obtain status reply from device: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (209)

CAUSE: There was no status reply to receive from the network due to the system error given.

NOTE: This message is followed by messages (296), (297), (298), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and enable the printer or restart the application if they are.



ERROR: No status reply to obtain from device within time interval allowed

Level: (210)

CAUSE: There was no data and thus no status reply to receive from the network during the time to wait for that status reply (most likely because of the load on the terminal server, network, or system).

NOTE: This message is followed by messages (296), (297), (298), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and enable the printer or restart the application if they are.



ERROR: Printer busy

Level: (211)

CAUSE: The printer on the remote terminal server was busy with another request.

ACTION: Wait for the printer to free up before sending the next printer request.



ERROR: Printer out of paper

Level: (212)

CAUSE: The printer on the remote terminal server was out of paper.

ACTION: Add paper to the printer, put it on-line, and send the printer request.



ERROR: Printer off-line

Level: (213)

CAUSE: The printer on the remote terminal server was off-line.

ACTION: Put printer on-line and send the printer request.



ERROR: Printer data error

Level: (214)

CAUSE: The printer on the remote terminal server had a data error.

NOTE: This message is followed by messages (296), (297), (298), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the printer is operational and enable printer and send the printer request if it is.



ERROR: Unknown status reply <status_reply>

Level: (215)

CAUSE: No known status reply was received in the data from the device on the remote terminal server.

ACTION: Refer to the manual for the device for an explanation of the status reply.



ERROR: Printer problem not fixed within time interval allowed

Level: (216)

CAUSE: The printer on the remote terminal server was not made ready during the time to wait for a status reply.

NOTE: This message is followed by messages (296), (297), (298), and (299).

ACTION: Put printer on-line, enable printer, and send the printer request.



ERROR: Unable to obtain binary negotiation from network: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (217)

CAUSE: There was no binary negotiation to receive from the network due to the system error given.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and restart the application if they are.



ERROR: No binary negotiation to obtain from network within time interval allowed

Level: (218)

CAUSE: There was no data and thus no binary negotiation to receive from the network during the time to wait for such negotiations (most likely because of the load on the terminal server, network, or system).

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and restart the application if they are.



ERROR: Binary negotiation not completed on time

Level: (219)

CAUSE: There was no binary negotiation in the data received from the remote terminal server.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).



ERROR: Received SIGUSR2 signal

Level: (220)



ERROR: Give up trying to obtain connection at request of user

Level: (221)

CAUSE: Ocd or ocdebug received a SIGUSR2 signal and any more tries to open a connection to the device on the remote terminal server were stopped.

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and restart the application if they are.

Messages Commonly Seen with Non-Standard (User-Written) Applications



ERROR: Control device request rejected as connection not open

Level: (222)

CAUSE: A control device request was received before an open request was received and after a close request was received.

NOTE: This message is followed by messages (296) and (297).

ACTION: Have all control device requests for a pseudonym sandwiched between an open request for that pseudonym and a close request for that pseudonym.



ERROR: Unable to obtain control device request argument: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (223)

CAUSE: The parameters to set for a set parameters control device request could not be obtained due to the system error given.

ACTION: Determine if the correct structure (termio) is used and the correct parameters are being set and make any changes necessary.



ERROR: Unable to toggle binary mode off

Level: (224)

CAUSE: The binary mode was not turned off successfully.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and whether binary mode can be toggled off for the terminal server and restart the application if all conditions are met.



ERROR: Unable to toggle binary mode on

Level: (225)

CAUSE: The binary mode was not turned on successfully.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server and device are operational and whether binary mode can be toggled off for the terminal server and restart the application if all conditions are met.



ERROR: Unable to obtain send break request argument: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (226)

CAUSE: The parameter for a send break control device request could not be obtained due to the system error given.

ACTION: Determine if the correct structure (termio) is used and the correct parameters are being set and make any changes necessary.



ERROR: Unable to obtain flow control request argument: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (227)

CAUSE: The parameter for a flow control device request could not be obtained due to the system error given.

ACTION: Determine if the correct structure (termio) is used and the correct parameters are being set and make any changes necessary.



ERROR: Give up trying to obtain connection as connection already established

Level: (228)

CAUSE: A connection to the device on the remote terminal server was already established.

ACTION: Establish only one connection for each device on a remote terminal server.



ERROR: DO binary negotiation rejected by remote side

Level: (229)

CAUSE: The idea of binary mode data transfers was rejected by the remote terminal server.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if binary mode can be toggled on for the terminal server and restart the application if it can.



ERROR: DONT binary negotiation rejected by remote side

Level: (230)

CAUSE: The idea of non-binary mode data transfers was rejected by the remote terminal server.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if binary mode can be toggled off for the terminal server and restart the application if it can.



ERROR: Unable to obtain data from network or pty

Level: (250)

CAUSE: There were no data or events to be passed on the network or through the pseudonym due to a system error.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Restart ocd or ocdebug and restart the application.



ERROR: Unable to obtain data: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (251)

CAUSE: There were no data or events to be passed on the network or through the pseudonym due to the system error given.

ACTION: Look up what the select(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: Unable to obtain data from pty: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (252)

CAUSE: There were no data to receive from the pty due to the system error given.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Look up what the read(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: Unable to obtain request information from pty: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (253)

CAUSE: There was no control request data to receive from the pty due to the system error given.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Look up what the ioctl(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: Unknown Telnet state <telnet_state>

Level: (254)

CAUSE: A Telnet state discovered while processing a Telnet command was not a known Telnet state.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server is using the Telnet protocol correctly and restart the application if it is.



ERROR: Unknown internal parameter in port configuration file

Level: (255)

CAUSE: The internal port configuration parameter discovered while processing the port configuration file is not a known parameter.

ACTION: No action.



ERROR: Give up trying to obtain connection: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (256)

CAUSE: Any more tries to open a connection to the device on the remote terminal server were stopped due to the system error given.

NOTE: This message is followed by messages (296), (297), and (298).

ACTION: Look up what the connect(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: Unable to obtain out-of-band data: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (257)

CAUSE: There was no out-of-band data to receive from the network due to the system error given.

ACTION: Look up what the select(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: No timing mark negotiation to obtain from network

Level: (258)

CAUSE: Unexpected data was received from a place other than the network before there was a timing mark negotiation to receive from the network.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (298).

ACTION: Enable the printer and send the printer request.



ERROR: Unable to read timing mark negotiation from network: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (259)

CAUSE: There was no timing mark negotiation to read from the network due to the system error given.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (298).

ACTION: Look up what the read(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: Unknown Telnet state <telnet_state> during timing mark negotiation

Level: (260)

CAUSE: A Telnet state discovered while processing a Telnet timing mark negotiation was not a known Telnet state.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Determine if the terminal server is using the Telnet protocol correctly and restart the application if it is.



ERROR: Unable to read status reply from device: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (261)

CAUSE: There was no status reply to read from the network due to the system error given.

NOTE: This message is followed by messages (296), (297), (298), and (299).

ACTION: Look up what the read(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: No status reply to obtain from device

Level: (262)

CAUSE: Unexpected data was received from a place other than the network before there was a status reply to receive from the network.

NOTE: This message is followed by messages (296), (297), (298), and (299).

ACTION: Restart the application, enable the printer, and send the printer request.



ERROR: No binary negotiation to obtain from network

Level: (263)

CAUSE: Unexpected data was received from a place other than the network before there was a binary negotiation to receive from the network.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Restart the application.



ERROR: Unable to read binary negotiation from network: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (264)

CAUSE: There was no binary negotiation to read from the network due to the system error given.

NOTE: This message is followed by message (296), (297), and (299).

ACTION: Look up what the read(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: Unable to get terminal parameters: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (265)

CAUSE: There were no device file parameters to obtain from the pty due to the system error given.

ACTION: Look up what the ioctl(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: Unable to set terminal parameters: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (266)

CAUSE: The device file parameters were not set on the pty due to the system error given.

ACTION: Look up what the ioctl(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: Unable to write data to pty: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (267)

CAUSE: There were no data to send to the pty due to the system error given.

ACTION: Look up what the write(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: Unable to write data to network: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (268)

CAUSE: There were no data to send to the network due to the system error given.

ACTION: Look up what the send(2) man page states about the system error given and make the correction as appropriate.



ERROR: Unable to delete pseudonym <pseudonym_name> for recreation and use: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (269)

CAUSE: The pseudonym was not deleted due to the system error given.

ACTION: Delete the pseudonym and restart ocd or ocdebug.



ERROR: System returned error <return_error> while disabling printer: system error <system_error>: <system_message>

Level: (270)

CAUSE: The disable command had an error as given. This does not affect the disabling of the printer queue.

ACTION: No immediate action is necessary although enabling the Unix spooler printer queue in the future is required to restart the printing process for that printer queue.

Message(s) that Accompany Some Serious Error Messages



ERROR: Recreating pseudonym <pseudonym_name> with new pty

Level: (296)

CAUSE: The pseudonym was recreated and linked to a new pty opened for it.

NOTE: This message accompanies messages (200), (201), (202), (203), (204), (205), (209), (210), (214), (216), (217), (218), (219), (222), (224), (225), (229), (230), (250), (252), (253), (254), (256), (260), (261), (262), (263), and (264).

ACTION: No action is necessary.



ERROR: Removing pseudonym <pseudonym_name> and closing pty <master_pty_name>

Level: (297)

CAUSE: The pseudonym was deleted and its associated pty was closed due to a serious error with the pseudonym.

NOTE: This message accompanies messages (200), (201), (202), (203), (204), (205), (209), (210), (214), (216), (217), (218), (219), (222), (224),(225), (229), (230), (250), (252), (253), (254), (256), (260), (261), (262), (263), and (264).

NOTE: This message is followed by message (432).

ACTION: No action is necessary.



ERROR: Printer disabled

Level: (298)

CAUSE: The Unix spooler printer queue associated with the outbound connection daemon was disabled.

NOTE: This message accompanies messages (200), (203), (205), (206), (207), (208), (209), (210), (214), (216), (256), (258), (259), (261), and (262).

ACTION: No immediate action is necessary although enabling the Unix spooler printer queue in the future is required to restart the printing process for that printer queue.



ERROR: Closing connection due to error with data path

Level: (299)

CAUSE: The connection to the device on the remote terminal server was closed due to a serious error with the connection or with the pseudonym.

NOTE: This message accompanies messages (200), (201), (202), (204), (209),(210), (214), (216), (217), (218), (219), (224), (225), (229), (230), (250), (252), (253), (254), (260), (261), (262), (263), and (264).

ACTION: No action is necessary.

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