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# sk109033 - "cannot be deleted. it is in use by protocol route redistribution" error when trying to delete a VLAN interface on Gaia OS

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk109033 |
| Date Created | 2016-01-19 |
| Last Modified | 2016-11-01 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * "`eth X vlan Y cannot be deleted. it is in use by protocol route redistribution`" error when trying to delete a VLAN interface in Gaia Clish.

* Route redistribution is not configured, or is no longer used.

## Cause

Old Dynamic Routing configuration states that this VLAN interface is redistributed.

## Solution

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