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IRRToolSet(1)		    General Commands Manual		 IRRToolSet(1)

NAME
       irrtoolset-errors - IRRToolSet error and	warning	messages

DESCRIPTION
       The goal	of this	document is to clarify the possible errors you may en-
       counter	when  using IRRToolSet.	Some of	these errors are listed	on the
       manual pages for	the tools. If you didn't find the error	on the	manual
       page of the tool	you were using,	please refer to	this page. Some	errors
       with obvious explanation	are listed here	for reference, but to not have
       any  documentation.  Still,  if description is unclear or unsufficient,
       please report to	irrtoolset@lists.isc.org.

IRR communication errors
       Command errors

       Error: unknown irr protocol <protocol>, using irrd
       known protocols:	irrd(rawhoisd),	ripe(bird)

	      The protocol specified with "-protocol" option is	unknown	or not
	      supported. Use one of the	known  protocols  to  connect  to  IRR
	      server. This option is case-insensitive. This is important which
	      protocol to use, because some client/server protocols are	incom-
	      patible, and you can get wrong result. Check IRR server documen-
	      tation  and  use	the  protocols	which  are compatible with it.
	      Please note that there are 3 protocols supported,	and  the  rest
	      are  aliases  (rawhoisd is the same as irrd and bird is the same
	      as ripe).

       System errors

       Error: gethostbyname (<hostname>) failed.

       Error: socket() failed.

       Error: connect()	failed.

       Error: fgets() failed.

       Error: fread() failed.

       Error: fwrite() failed.

       Connection to <host><port> failed!

	      There could be several reasons for this error: host is  unreach-
	      able,  or	 some  packet  filtering  is on	and you	can't send the
	      packets, or the server may be not	responding. Check your network
	      setup and	host reachability.

       Warning:	setsockopt SO_KEEPALIVE	failed!

	      All protocols supported by IRRToolSet use	a  persistent  connec-
	      tion  to	the  IRR server. When the socket for IRR connection is
	      created, the SO_KEEPALIVE	option is set to enable	 a  persistent
	      connection  (the client needs to check continually that the des-
	      tination is still	alive).	See setsockopt(2) manual page for  de-
	      tails about possible failures.

       IRR-specific errors

       Error: setting source to	<sources> failed.

	      One  (or	several)  sources from <sources> list are not found on
	      IRR server. If the source	setting	for  IRR  server  failed,  the
	      source list will be default one.	Check IRR server documentation
	      for  the proper command to get the list of all available sources
	      and  default  sources.  This  check  is  only  implemented   for
	      irrd(rawhoisd). If you mistyped the source name, re-run the pro-
	      gram using "-s <sources>"	option.

       Error: current source setting is	<sources>.

	      This is rather informational message, preceeded by error message
	      about  failed sources setting. It	shows the source list which is
	      used currently by	the program for	querying. If you want to  mod-
	      ify this list, use "-s <sources>"	option.

       Warning:	irrd(rawhoisd) does not	yet support rtr-set expansion.

	      Although	as-set	and route-set expansion	is an internal feature
	      of irrd, rtr-set expansion is not	implemented yet. In IRRToolSet
	      it is done by external functions,	but it still works. So you can
	      safely ignore this warning, this is just a reminder to  keep  an
	      eye on irrd development and update the code to use internal fea-
	      ture when	it is implemented.

       Warning:	key not	found error for	query <last_query>

	      Object   not  found  in  the  database  for  specified  sources.
	      <last_query> specifies the actual	query to the server which  re-
	      turned to	objects. The reason can	be:
	      	object,	 source	or host	name are mistyped and therefore	object
		cannot be found;
	      	this is	true error and you're referencing non-existent object,
		which is supposed to be	in the database;  check	 your  objects
		and policy description.

       Warning:	no byte	count error for	query <last_query>.

	      irrd  server  returns  the  length  of  the reply	for successful
	      queries with "A<reply length in bytes including newlines>".  The
	      program is expecting it if query is successful. If it is not re-
	      ceived, the warning is issued. This error	can also indicate pro-
	      tocol/server  incompatibility  (for  example,  RIPE whois	server
	      with irrd	protocol). Please check	IRR server  documentation  for
	      details.

       Warning:	no end of data line error for query <last_query>.

	      After  a	successful  query  irrd	 server	issues special "end of
	      data" command, "C". If it	is not received	after <length  of  re-
	      ply>  bytes  of  data,  the program complains. This can indicate
	      that query was broken, or	incomplete, or some other server error
	      occured. Please check IRR	server documentation  for  details  or
	      ask IRR server administration for	help.

RPSL parser errors
       Lexer errors

       Error: unknown class <yytext>

	      Wrong  first  attribute of the object. This attribute is consid-
	      ered RPSL	class name, and	determines the object type.  The  rest
	      of  object's  attributes	can  have any order, but the first one
	      should be	on the first place.

       Error: unknown attribute	<attr> of class	<class>

	      Wrong attribute of the object. The attribute is  a  string  fol-
	      lowed by ":" which  describes the	type of	data after ":".	Object
	      consists	of  "attribute:value"  pairs.  For more	information on
	      RPSL classes, see	RFC 2622.

       Error: Non-ASCII	character encountered

       Error: unterminated string encountered

       Error: octal escape sequence is out of bounds

       Error: bad octal	escape sequence

       Warning:	attribute <attr> of class <class> is now obsolete.

	      This attribute is	described in RPSL dictionary as	valid RPSL at-
	      tribute, but it is now obsoleted and  should  not	 be  used  any
	      longer. See RFC 2622 for more information	about RPSL attributes.

       Parser errors

       Error: syntax error

	      String starts with non-attribute or object is incomplete.

       Error: "changed:	<email>	<YYYYMMDD>" expected

	      Wrong  "changed" attribute. <email> is e-mail address in RFC 822
	      format, <YYYYMMDD> is a date.

       Error: argument to <name> should	match <match>

	      Syntax for some RPSL attributes is defined  by  regular  expres-
	      sions.  The  error indicates that	attribute's value didn't match
	      the regular expression.

       Error: argument to <name> should	be <match>

	      Generic RPSL attributes have fixed syntax, and  exact  match  is
	      expected.

       Error: argument to <name> should	be blob	sequence.

	      Indicates	a syntax error in "auth" attribute specification.

       Warning:	unknown	protocol <string>, BGP4	assumed.

	      Unknown  protocol	specified in import/export policy. Defaults to
	      BGP4. The	known protocols	are listed  in	RFC  2622,  Dictionary
	      section.

       Error: from <peering> expected.

	      Syntax  error  in	 "import" attribute specification. See RFC2622
	      for more details about "import" attribute	syntax.

       Error: to <peering> expected.

	      Syntax error in "export" attribute  specification.   The	syntax
	      for  "export" attribute is symmetrical for import, with changes:
	      from->to,	accept->announce.  For more details see	RFC2622.

       Error: badly formed filter/action or keyword NETWORKS/ACTION missing.

	      Syntax error in "default"	attibute specification The syntax  for
	      "default"	attribute is:
	      default: to <peering> [action <action>]
	      [networks	<filter>]
	      For more details see RFC2622.

       Error: TO <peer>	missing.

	      Syntax  error  in	"default" attribute specification.  Please see
	      "default"	attribute syntax above.

       Error: badly formed filter.

	      Syntax error in RPSL filter specification.  RPSL	filter	is  an
	      expression  over	AS-number,  prefixes, AS-sets, range operators
	      etc. When	applying to a set of routes, it	returns	the  resulting
	      set of routes matched by this filter. There are several types of
	      RPSL  filters  -	prefix filters,	AS_path	filters, etc. For more
	      details, see RFC2622.

       Error: in action	specification.

	      Syntax error in action specification. "Action" keyword specifies
	      the action to be executed	if the route is	matched	by the filter.
	      The general "action" syntax is:
	      action <rp_attribute> <method> (<rp_method_arguments>);
	      |	action <rp_attribute> <operator> <argument>;
	      For more details see RFC2622.

       Error: integer mask length expected.

	      The integer mask length is a number of  bits  taken  by  network
	      number.

       Error: MASKLEN <length> expected.

	      Syntax  error  in	 "ifaddr" attribute specification.  The	syntax
	      for "ifaddr" attribute is:
	      ifaddr: <ipv4-address> masklen <integer> [action <action>]

       Error: <ip_address> MASKLEN <length> [<action>] expected.

	      Syntax error in "ifaddr" specification. See  "ifaddr"  attribute
	      syntax above.

       Error: unknown protocol <protocol>.

	      Unknown  protocol	 in  peer  specification. Known	protocols are:
	      BGP4 (default), OSPF, RIP, IGRP, IS-IS,  STATIC,	RIPng,	DVMRP,
	      PIM-DM, PIM-SM, CBT, MOSPF.

       Error: protocol <protocol> does not have	option <option>

	      This option is not defined for this protocol in RPSL dictionary.
	      For  defined  protocols  and options, please see RPSL dictionary
	      description in RFC2622.

       Error: mandatory	option <option>	of protocol <protocol> is missing.

	      The mandatory option for this protocol is	missing.  For  defined
	      protocols	and options, please see	RPSL dictionary	description in
	      RFC2622.

       Error: in peer option.

	      Syntax  error  in	 "peer"	 attribute.  This  attribute describes
	      router's peering.	 The syntax is:
	      <protocol> <ipv4-address>	<options>
	      |	<protocol> <inet-rtr-name> <options>
	      |	<protocol> <rtr-set-name> <options>
	      |	<protocol> <peering-set-name> <options>
	      Where:
	      <protocol>
			is any of the protocols	supported by RPSL  dictionary,
			e.g. BGP4.
	      <ipv4-address>
			is  a  valid  IPv4  address in "dot" decimal notation,
			e.g. 1.1.1.1
	      <inet-rtr-name>
			is a name of "inet-rtr"	object,	 e.g  fully  qualified
			DNS name without trailing "." (RFC1034). It should not
			exceed 254 characters.
	      <rtr-set-name>
			is  a  name  of	"rtr-set" object. Consists of letters,
			digits,	the underscore "_" and hyphen "-". Starts with
			"rtrs-"	prefix,	and the	last character of a name  must
			be a letter or a digit.
	      <peering-set-name>
			is a name of "peering-set" object.It has the same syn-
			tax  as	 "rtr-set" object's name above,	but its	prefix
			should be "prng-".

       Error: missing peer ip_address.

	      Peer address is missing in peer specification.
	      <ipv4-address> is	a valid	IPv4 address in	 "dot"	decimal	 nota-
	      tion, e.g. 1.1.1.1

       Error: missing protocol name.

	      Protocol	name  is  missing in peer specification. Protocol name
	      should be	a valid	protocol defined in RPSL dictionary, e.g. BGP4
	      (see RFC2622).

       Error: <as-expression> expected.

	      Syntax error in "aggr-bndry" attribute of	 "route"  object.  The
	      syntax is:
	      <as-expression>.	Where:
	      <as-expression>
			is  an expression over AS numbers and sets. It defines
			the list of ASes performing the	aggregation.  If  this
			attribute is missing, the origin AS is the sole	aggre-
			gation	boundary.  See	RFC2622	 for more detailed de-
			scription of this attribute in "route" object.

       Error: OUTBOUND <as-expression> expected.

	      Syntax error in "aggr-mtd" attribute of "route" object. The syn-
	      tax is:
	      aggr-mtd:	inbound
			| outbound [<as-expression>]
	      Where:
	      inbound, outbound
			RPSL keywords specifying the type of aggregation.  See
			RFC2622	 for  more  detailed  description  of this at-
			tribute	of "route" object.
	      <as-expression>
			is an expression over as-sets and as-numbers.
	      See RFC2622 for more detailed description	of this	 attribute  of
	      "route" object.

       Error: INBOUND can not be followed by anything.

	      Syntax  error in "aggr-mtd" attribute of "route" object. See the
	      details above.

       Error: keyword INBOUND or OUTBOUND expected.

	      Syntax error in "aggr-mtd" attribute of "route" object. See  the
	      details above.

       Error: [at <router-exp>]	[action	<action>] [upon	<condition>] expected.

	      Syntax  error  in	 "inject"  attribute of	route object. This at-
	      tribute specifies	which routers perform the aggregation and when
	      they perform it. See RFC 2622 for	more details about the meaning
	      of this attribute.
	      <router-expr>
			is an expression over router  IP  addresses,  inet-rtr
			names,	and rtr-set names using	operators AND, OR, and
			EXCEPT.	 The binary "EXCEPT" operator is the set  sub-
			traction  operator  and	has the	same precedence	as the
			operator AND. EXCEPT = AND NOT.
	      <action>	defines	an action to execute to	modify various BGP at-
			tributes. See RFC2622 for more details on action spec-
			ificatin.
	      <condition>
			is a boolean condition.	The aggregate is generated  if
			and  only  if this condition is	true. See RFC 2622 for
			more details on	"condition" specification.

       Error: [ATOMIC] [[<filter>] [PROTOCOL  <protocol>  <filter>]  ...]  ex-
       pected.

	      Syntax  error  in	 "components" attribute	of the "route" object.
	      This attribute specifies which routes are	used to	form  the  ag-
	      gregate.
	      <filter>	is  RPSL  filter  expression  over AS-number, AS-sets,
			route-set, prefixes, range operations, etc.
	      <protocol>
			is a routing protocol name, as defined in RPSL dictio-
			nary.  See RFC 2622 for	more detailed  description  of
			this attribute.

       Error: invalid member

	      The member of the	route-set should be a valid IPV4 prefix	in "/"
	      slash notation.

       RPSL dictionary errors

       These  errors  are  also	RPSL parser errors. They can be	encountered if
       you modify RPSL dictionary, recompile and try to	use the	parser.

       Error: invalid rp-attribute specification

	      Syntax error in rp-attribute  specification.  rp-attributes  are
	      used in RPSL dictionary specification to describe	routing	proto-
	      col  attributes  and  methods.  E.g. RPSL	rp-attributes for BGP4
	      match BGP4 attributes, and their methods are actions to perform.
	      For instance, "action aspath.prepend(AS123);" prepends  the  BGP
	      AS_path  attribute with AS123 for	the routes matched by the fil-
	      ter. For more information	about  rp-attributes  (Routing	Policy
	      attributes)  and	how  they reflect real BGP attributes, see RFC
	      2622.

       Error: invalid method specification for <rp-attribute>

	      Syntax error in rp-attribute specification, in method.  See  RFC
	      2622 for details about rp-attributes specification syntax.

       Error: invalid operator specification for <rp-attribute>

	      Syntax error in rp-attribute specification, in operator. See RFC
	      2622 for details about rp-attributes specification syntax.

       Error: invalid operator

	      Syntax error in rp-attribute specification, in operator. See RFC
	      2622 for details about rp-attributes specification syntax.

       Error: method specification expected

	      Method  definition in rp-attribute has wrong syntax or is	incom-
	      plete. The format	is <method_name>(<arguments>).

       Error: invalid typedef specification

	      Error in "typedef" attribute. This attribute  defines  the  data
	      types  for method	arguments, which are then used with rp-attrib-
	      utes. See	RFC 2622 for more information of "typedef"  specifica-
	      tion.

       Error: empty union specification

	      Syntax  error  in	 union	specification for type definition. The
	      syntax is: typedef: union	<list  of  types  to  be  included  in
	      union>. This error can be	encountered if the list	is empty.

       Error: invalid type <string>

	      Invalid string found where the type definition keyword expected.

       Error: invalid type <string>[<integer>,<integer>]

	      Invalid string found where the type definition keyword expected.

       Error: invalid type <string>[<float>,<float>]"

	      Invalid string found where the type definition keyword expected.

       Error: invalid type <string>, enum expected

	      [	<enum_list> ] should be	preceeded by "enum" keyword.

       Error: invalid list size

	      Syntax  error  in	 list  specification.  The  syntax is: list of
	      <valid_type>-<valid-type>	... <valid-type>.

       Error: invalid protocol option

       Error: invalid protocol name

       Error: in attr option specification.

	      Synatx error in attribute	"attr" specification  of  "dictionary"
	      class. The syntax	is:
	      attr: <attr_name>	[syntax(syntax_type),] optional/mandatory sin-
	      gle/multiple type

       Error: no known syntax rule for <syntax>.

	      Syntax definition	is not found (see rpsl/rpsl/rptype.cc);

       Error: could not	compile	regexp <regexp>.

	      Requested	 syntax	 type  is  "regexp", but failed	to compile the
	      regular expression.

       Error: attr name	expected.

	      Syntax error in attribute	"attr" specification, see syntax defi-
	      nition above.

       Error: argument <argument> to <rp-attribute>.operator<method> should be
       <type>.

	      Wrong operatior used with	this rp-attribute. Check  rp-attribute
	      specification and	operators/methods (RFC 2622).

       Error: wrong number of arguments	to <rp.attribute>.operator<method>.

	      Wrong  number  of	 arguments  used with rp-attribute's operator.
	      Check rp-attribute specification and its operators/methods  (RFC
	      2622).

       Error: argument <argument> to <rp-attribute>.<method> should be <type>.

	      Wrong argument used with operator/method with this rp-attribute.
	      Check rp-attribute's methods specification (RFC 2622).

       Error: wrong number of arguments	to <rp-attribute>.<method>.

	      Wrong  number of arguments used with this	method.	Check method's
	      specification (RFC 2622).

       Error: rp-attribute <rp-attribute> does not have	<method> defined.

	      Undefined	method used with  rp-attribute.	 Check	rp-attribute's
	      methods' specification (RFC 2622)	for this rp-attribute.

REFERENCES
        RFC	2622	"Routing   Policy   Specification   Language   (RPSL)"
	 ftp://ftp.ripe.net/rfc/rfc2622.txt

        RFC 822 "Standard for the format  of  ARPA  INTERNET  text  messages"
	 ftp://ftp.ripe.net/rfc/rfc822.txt

        RFC	1034	"Domain	   names    -	 concepts    and   facilities"
	 ftp://ftp.ripe.net/rfc/rfc1034.txt

AUTHORS
       Katie Petrusha <katie@ripe.net>

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