AUTHD System Log Messages

This chapter describes messages with the AUTHD prefix. They are generated by the generic authentication service process (authd) which is a security service that verifies an identity that is claimed by or for a system entity.

AUTHD_AUTH_CREATE_FAILED

System Log Message

Unable to allocate authentication handle: error-message

Description

The generic authentication service process (authd) could not allocate an authentication object for the indicated reason.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

LOG_AUTH

AUTHD_RADIUS_GETHOSTNAME_FAILED

System Log Message

Unable to obtain hostname for outgoing RADIUS message: error-message

Description

The generic authentication service process (authd) could not obtain a hostname for an outgoing RADIUS message.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

LOG_AUTH

AUTHD_SERVER_INIT_BIND_FAIL

System Log Message

Unable to bind to socket file-descriptor: error-message (errno error-code)

Description

The generic authentication service process (authd) could not bind the server to the address specified.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

LOG_AUTH

AUTHD_SERVER_INIT_LISTEN_FAIL

System Log Message

Unable to listen on socket file-descriptor: error-message (errno error-code)

Description

The generic authentication service process (authd) could not initialize listening on the server for the indicated socket.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

LOG_AUTH