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Could not open dump file.

Troubleshooting


Problem

Formatting the dump file using db2trc command may throw 'Could not open dump file "dump_file_name"'.

Symptom

Following errors will be seen:

$ db2trc fmt dmp db2sampl.fmt
Could not open dump file "dmp".

$ db2trc flw dmp db2sampl.flw
Could not open dump file "dmp".

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Document Information

More support for:
Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

Software version:
9.7, 9.5, 9.1

Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Document number:
471569

Modified date:
01 May 2025

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swg21590382

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