> Source: [sk122893](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk122893)

# sk122893 - VPN communities have the same ID after upgrade from R77.X to R80.X and above

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk122893 |
| Date Created | 2018-02-12 |
| Last Modified | 2018-03-14 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82.x, R82.20, R82.x, R81.20, R82, R82.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * The policy installation fails with the following error message: `The Communities X and Y have the same ID`.

  ![](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/sc//SolutionsStatics/sk122893/Untitled1803140504.png)
* The Policy Verification fails during the installation.

## Cause

There is one empty Global VPN community. The Global VPN community may have been corrupted after the upgrade.

## Solution

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