/var/log/message log file filling with "ioctl32 unknown command" error message when HPE management agents are run

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Issue

The /var/log/message, log file is filling with lots of error messages:

Feb 2 03:13:44 Hostname kernel: ioctl32(cmaeventd:15583): Unknown cmd fd(9) cmd(c054420b){00} arg(ffcf62e0) on /dev/sg40
Feb 2 03:13:44 Hostname kernel: ioctl32(cmaeventd:15583): Unknown cmd fd(9) cmd(c058420b){00} arg(ffcf62e0) on /dev/sg40
Feb 2 03:13:44 Hostname kernel: ioctl32(cmaeventd:15583): Unknown cmd fd(9) cmd(c054420b){00} arg(ffcf62e0) on /dev/sg50
Feb 2 03:13:44 Hostname kernel: ioctl32(cmaeventd:15583): Unknown cmd fd(9) cmd(c058420b){00} arg(ffcf62e0) on /dev/sg50

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8
  • HPE Management Agents (cmaevend, cmafcad, cmaidad, for example)

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