Why traceroute returns Getting !X "communication administratively prohibited message"?

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Issue

  • Why traceroute returns Getting !X "communication administratively prohibited message"?
  • Why traceroute shows !X on the output.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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