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# sk111163 - Message "protocol id 5 is invalid" on Security Gateway /var/log/messages files

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk111163 |
| Date Created | 2016-04-26 |
| Last Modified | 2021-05-26 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- /var/log/messages files shows : \[fw4_0\]\^FW-1: fw_spii_new_h: error - protocol id 5 is invalid!

## Cause

Database corruption.

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