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

## SYSLOG Details
- **Message**: mgd-api initialization failure: <variable>message</variable>
- **Help**: Failure in mgd-api intialization
- **Description**: The mgd-api daemon failed to initialize
- **Type**: SNO: Should Not Occur
- **Severity**: error
- **Cause**: An internal software failure occurred.
- **Action**: -
- **Attributes**: message
- **Facility**: LOG_DAEMON

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