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

## SYSLOG Details
- **Message**: waitpid failed: PID <variable>pid</variable>, rc <variable>return-value</variable>, status <variable>status-code</variable>: <variable>error-message</variable>
- **Help**: mgd could not wait for child process to finish
- **Description**: The management process (mgd) created a child process to execute a command for it. It could not wait for the child process to finish.
- **Type**: Error: An error occurred
- **Severity**: error
- **Cause**: An internal software failure occurred.
- **Action**: Contact your technical support representative.
- **Attributes**: pid
return-value
status-code
error-message
- **Facility**: LOG_USER

## Found this message in the following releases:
- [Junos OS 26.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=26.2R1)
- [Junos OS 25.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=25.4R1)
- [Junos OS 25.2R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=25.2R2)
- [Junos OS 25.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=25.2R1)
- [Junos OS 24.4R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=24.4R2)
- [Junos OS 24.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=24.4R1)
- [Junos OS 24.2R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=24.2R2)
- [Junos OS 24.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=24.2R1)
- [Junos OS 23.4R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=23.4R2)
- [Junos OS 23.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=23.4R1)
- [Junos OS 23.2R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=23.2R2)
- [Junos OS 23.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=23.2R1)
- [Junos OS 22.4R3](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=22.4R3)
- [Junos OS 22.4R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=22.4R2)
- [Junos OS 22.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=22.4R1)
- [Junos OS 22.2R3](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=22.2R3)
- [Junos OS 22.2R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=22.2R2)
- [Junos OS 22.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=22.2R1)
- [Junos OS Evolved 26.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=26.2R1)
- [Junos OS Evolved 25.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=25.4R1)
- [Junos OS Evolved 25.2R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=25.2R2)
- [Junos OS Evolved 25.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=25.2R1)
- [Junos OS Evolved 24.4R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=24.4R2)
- [Junos OS Evolved 24.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=24.4R1)
- [Junos OS Evolved 24.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=24.2R1)
- [Junos OS Evolved 23.4R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=23.4R2)
- [Junos OS Evolved 23.4R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=23.4R1)
- [Junos OS Evolved 23.2R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=23.2R2)
- [Junos OS Evolved 23.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=23.2R1)
- [Junos OS Evolved 22.4R3](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=22.4R3)
- [Junos OS Evolved 22.4R2](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=22.4R2)
- [Junos OS Evolved 22.2R3](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=UI_CHILD_WAITPID&sw=Junos%20OS%20Evolved&rel=22.2R3)