ERANGE (errno 34)

errno 34

LINUX

Math result not representable

Linux terminal running strace with the failing system call and errno highlighted
Linux errno: trace the exact failing system call before changing anything.

What it means

ERANGE is a Linux error code reported by Linux and other POSIX systems. Its official message is: “Math result not representable”

How to fix ERANGE (errno 34)

  1. Reproduce with 'strace -f -e trace=<syscall> <cmd>' to see the exact failing call
  2. Confirm the errno with 'perror <code>' and correlate with 'dmesg' kernel messages
  3. Isolate the version — re-test on a clean shell or minimal container

Related errors

EPIPE (errno 32)EROFS (errno 30)ENOSPC (errno 28)EADDRINUSE (errno 98)ECONNRESET (errno 104)ETIMEDOUT (errno 110)ECONNREFUSED (errno 111)EHOSTUNREACH (errno 113)

Source: Linux kernel errno.h

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