# [AUTOCONFD_NO_AUTHD](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=AUTOCONFD_NO_AUTHD)

## SYSLOG Details
- **Message**: Connection to authd is down, abort authentication.<variable>error-message</variable>
- **Help**: An error occurred in the autoconfd-to-authd communication
- **Description**: The connection to authd is down, authd may have terminated
- **Type**: Internal: Internal log message
- **Severity**: alert
- **Cause**: An internal software failure occurred.
- **Action**: Contact your technical support representative.
- **Attributes**: error-message
- **Facility**: LOG_DAEMON

## Found this message in the following releases:
- [Junos OS 24.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=AUTOCONFD_NO_AUTHD&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=24.2R1)
- [Junos OS 23.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=AUTOCONFD_NO_AUTHD&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=23.4R1)