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

## SYSLOG Details
- **Message**: Unable to open routing socket: <variable>error-message</variable>
- **Help**: mac-validate could not correctly open a routing socket
- **Description**: The MAC SA Validate system process (jsavald) could not successfully open a routing socket to the kernel. The error string accompanying this log entry indicates the specific error.
- **Type**: SNO: Should Not Occur
- **Severity**: error
- **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=SAVAL_RTSOCK_OPEN_FAILURE&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=24.2R1)
- [Junos OS 23.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=SAVAL_RTSOCK_OPEN_FAILURE&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=23.4R1)