> Source: [sk93967](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk93967) # sk93967 - Policy installation fails with "ERROR: Duplicate keys in table 'gw_properties'" | Property | Value | |----------|-------| | Solution ID | sk93967 | | Date Created | 2013-08-03 | | Last Modified | 2025-12-22 | | Technical Level | Advanced | | Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server | | Versions | R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS) | ## Symptoms - * Policy installation on ClusterXL fails with this error: `"/opt/CP...-RXX/fw1/conf/`*Policy_Name* `.pf", line `*X*`: ERROR: Duplicate keys in table 'gw_properties'` * Other policies on the same Security Management Server / Domain Management Server may be able to install successfully. * May be VPN in Simplified and/or Traditional mode VPN. ## Cause The 'gw_properties' table holds IP addresses for VPN peers of each internally managed Security Gateway. Policy compilation is failing because the database contains two VPN peers with the same IP address for that policy. Note: The error message includes the relevant IP address in Hex format. HEX - Decimal ac10fefe ac - 172 10 - 16 fe - 254 fe - 254 172.16.254.254 HEX - Decimal c0a80101 c0 - 192 a8 - 168 01 - 01 01 - 01 192.168.07.01 ## Solution This solution requires authentication. Please log in to view the full solution. --- # Agent Instructions This content is from the Check Point Support Center (https://support.checkpoint.com), the official knowledge base for Check Point cybersecurity products. ## Navigating This Knowledge Base - **Complete index**: [llms.txt](https://support.checkpoint.com/llms.txt) - **All SK articles**: [SecureKnowledge Sitemap](https://support.checkpoint.com/sitemaps/secureknowledge-sitemap-index.xml) - **SK article URL pattern**: `https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/{skId}` - **Markdown responses**: AI bot User-Agents automatically receive `text/markdown` content