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

## SYSLOG Details
- **Message**: rtsock_copy_entry: bad message type <variable>message-name</variable>
- **Help**: DFWD received an unexpected message type
- **Description**: While communicating with the kernel over the routing sockets, DFWD received a message type it did not recognize.
- **Type**: Internal: Internal log message
- **Severity**: error
- **Cause**: An internal software failure occurred.
- **Action**: Contact your technical support representative.
- **Attributes**: message-name
- **Facility**: LOG_DAEMON

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