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Informix fails to start: -25572 Error.

Troubleshooting


Problem

Troubleshooting the cause of a -25572 when starting or initializing Informix servers.

Symptom

When the Informix instance is starting the following error message is printed into the online message log (sometimes the instance may fail to initialize as well):

    13:00:00 listener-thread: err = -25572: oserr = 98: errstr = : Network
    driver cannot bind a name to the port. System error = 98.
    13:00:00 sql_listener: ASF_LISTEN failed
    13:00:00 Attempting to bring listener thread down.

The error -25572 is usually accompanied by an OS error giving more details about the underlying problem. This error may vary on the basis of the operating system used and its explanation can be found in /usr/include/errno.h file (on unix-like systems) or in Windows documentation.

Some examples:
  • On systems based on GNU Linux kernel:

    • err = -25572: oserr = 98
    (in errno.h: #define EADDRINUSE 98 /* Address already in use */)
  • On AIX:

    • err = -25572: oserr = 67
    (in errno.h: #define EADDRINUSE 67 /* Address already in use */)
  • On Solaris

    • err = -25572: oserr = 0

Also, following OS errors were seen when the sqlhosts/DBSERVERNAME/DBSERVERALIASES configuration was incorrect:

    err = -25572: oserr = 2
    err = -25572: oserr = 227

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

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swg21322779

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