Cisco ASA Audit Event: 212009

212009: Configuration request for an SNMP group failed

Cisco ASA is a security device that provides the combined capabilities of a firewall, an antivirus, and an intrusion prevention system. It also facilitates virtual private network (VPN) connections. It helps to detect threats and stop attacks before they spread through the network.

Message: %ASA-5-212009: Configuration request for SNMP groupgroupname failed.User username,reason.

Event 212009 is generated when a user attempts to change the SNMP server group configuration and one or more users that refer to the group have insufficient settings to comply with the requested group changes. The group name, the user name, and the reason are specified in the message.

How could you resolve this situation?

The user must update the indicated user configurations before changing the group or removing indicated users, and then add them again after making changes to the group.

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