Error codes 000 – 099
001 Not owner.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Check the ownership and permissions of files and directories that are used in the current operation. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
002 No such file or directory.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
003 No such process.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
004 Interrupted system call.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. You might have pressed the interrupt key at a crucial moment, or the software might have generated an interrupt signal such as the UNIX command kill. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
005 I/O error.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. In particular, try to determine what device produced the error and whether that device held the database or some other kind of file.
006 No such device or address.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. You might have made an error when you configured the database software or in the REPORT TO clause of a report. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
007 Arg list too long.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. If the error recurs, please refer to the Appendix entitled “Trapping Errors” in your Administrator’s Guide to acquire additional diagnostics. Contact Informix Technical Support with the diagnostic information.
008 Exec format error.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
009 Bad file number.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
010 No children.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
011 No more processes.
Your application could not start a database server process or could not create a process that some subordinate function such as a REPORT TO pipe or a network-access program needed. This error probably reflects a limit that was configured in your operating system. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
012 Not enough core.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Core probably refers to data space in memory that an operating-system function needed. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
013 Permission denied.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. This error code usually follows an attempt to execute a file that is not a program or shell script; it might reflect an error in a REPORT TO specification in a report. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
014 Bad address.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
015 Block device required.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. An error might exist in the configuration of the database software. That error might include an incorrect address in the chunk-device or tape-device parameters that were given to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
016 Mount device busy.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
017 File exists.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. This error may reflect an attempt in a REPORT TO specification to replace an existing file. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
018 Cross-device link.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
019 No such device.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. An error might exist in the configuration of the database software. That error might include an incorrect address in the chunk-device or tape-device parameters that were given to the database server. Or an error might have occurred in a REPORT TO specification in a report. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
020 Not a directory.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. Some database servers store databases as directories that are named database.dbs. If you place a file (not a directory) with the .dbs suffix in your DBPATH, this error might result.
021 Is a directory.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. A file-type operation has been directed to a directory. Some database servers store tables, indexes, and lock files as files with particular suffixes in the database directory. If a directory replaced such a file, this error might result. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
022 Invalid argument.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. If the error recurs, please refer to the Appendix entitled “Trapping Errors” in your Administrator’s Guide to acquire additional diagnostics. Contact Informix Technical Support with the diagnostic information.
023 File table overflow.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. This error probably reflects a limit that was configured in your operating system. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
024 Too many open files.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. This error probably reflects a limit that was configured in your operating system. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
025 Not a typewriter.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. An error might exist in the configuration of the database software. That error might include an incorrect address in the log-device parameter given to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
026 Text file busy.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the current operation requires the use of a text file (such as the input file to LOAD or to a PRINT FILE statement in a report), retry the operation later. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
027 File too large.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Check the documentation for your operating system to find out what too large might mean in the context of the current operation.
028 No space left on device.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Either a database table or an ASCII output file has probably filled the available disk space. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
029 Illegal seek.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information, such as the device on which the error occurred. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
030 Read-only file system.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. An entire file system (a disk or disk partition) has been made read-only. Contact your system administrator to find out why.
031 Too many links.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information, especially which file or files are involved. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
032 Broken pipe.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. A pipe is a data path between two processes; a pipe is broken if one of the processes has unexpectedly quit while the other is waiting for data. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information, especially which processes were involved. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
033 Argument too large.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
034 Result too large.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
035 Operation would block.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
036 Operation now in progress.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
037 Operation already in progress.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
038 Socket operation on non-socket.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information, particularly the operation in question and the processes that are involved. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
039 Destination address required.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
040 Message too long.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
041 Protocol wrong type for socket.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
042 Option not supported by protocol.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
043 Protocol not supported.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
044 Socket type not supported.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
045 Operation not supported on socket.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstance, and contact Informix Technical Support.
046 Protocol family not supported.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
047 Address family not supported by protocol family.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
048 Address already in use.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
049 Can’t assign requested address.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
050 Network is down.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If you are attempting to use INFORMIX-STAR or INFORMIX-NET, contact your system administrator to find out when the network will be backed up. If not, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
051 Network is unreachable.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If you are attempting to use INFORMIX-STAR or INFORMIX-NET, contact your system administrator to find out what the network problem is. If not, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
052 Network dropped connection on reset.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If you are attempting to use INFORMIX-STAR or INFORMIX-NET, contact your system administrator to report a network problem. If not, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
053 Software caused connection abort.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If you are attempting to use INFORMIX-STAR or INFORMIX-NET, contact your system administrator to report a network problem. If not, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
054 Connection reset by peer.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If you are attempting to use INFORMIX-STAR or INFORMIX-NET, contact your system administrator to report a network problem. If not, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
055 No buffer space available.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
056 Socket is already connected.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
057 Socket is not connected.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
058 Can’t send after socket shutdown.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
059 Too many references: can’t splice.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
060 Connection timed out.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If you are attempting to use INFORMIX-STAR or INFORMIX-NET, contact your system administrator to report a network problem. If not, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
061 Connection refused.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If you are attempting to use INFORMIX-STAR or INFORMIX-NET, contact your system administrator to report a network problem. If not, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
062 Too many levels of symbolic links.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. The database server does not normally use symbolic links. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information, particularly which file or files were being accessed.
063 File name too long.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. An error might exist in the coding of a REPORT TO statement of a report. If not, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
064 Host is down.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If you are attempting to use INFORMIX-STAR or INFORMIX-NET, contact your system administrator to report a network problem. If not, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
065 Host is unreachable.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If you are attempting to use INFORMIX-STAR or INFORMIX-NET, contact your system administrator to report a network problem. If not, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
066 Directory not empty.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information, particularly what directory was being removed. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
067 Too many processes.
Your application was unable to start a database server process or was unable to create a process that was needed for some subordinate function such as a REPORT TO pipe or a network-access program. This error probably reflects a limit configured in your operating system. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
068 Too many users.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. This error probably reflects a limit configured in your operating system. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information.
069 Disc quota exceeded.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. A disk-quota limit is probably configured in your operating system. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information, particularly the disk involved. Contact your system administrator to inquire about more liberal quotas.
070 Stale NFS file handle.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. An error exists in a file server on a networked file system. Although Informix database servers do not support database access to NFS-mounted file systems, this error can occur when the database server executable files or other files that are related to the database server are located on an NFS-mounted disk. (In other words, the INFORMIXDIR environment variable names an NFS-mounted disk.) The error is usually transient, reflecting a crash and subsequent restart of the file server. Remount the file system to your workstation and rerun your application.
071 Too many levels of remote in path.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
072 Not a stream device.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. Look for other operating-system error messages that might give more information, particularly which device is involved. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
073 Timer expired.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
074 Out of stream resources.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
075 No message of desired type.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
076 Not a data message.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
077 Identifier removed.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support.
078 Deadlock situation detected/avoided.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. If the error recurs, please note all circumstances and contact Informix Technical Support. Under AIX, this code means connection timed out.
079 No record locks available.
An operating-system error code with the meaning shown was unexpectedly returned to the database server. This implementation of the Informix database server probably uses kernel locking, the use of the operating-system facilities to lock rows of tables. The capacity of the operating-system lock table has been exceeded. Contact your system administrator and inquire about configuring the operating system to support more locks. Also examine your database application to see if it can use fewer locks by updating fewer rows in each transaction or by locking whole tables instead of rows.
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