Informix Error -21403: brand: file already branded.

Cause and resolution

brand: file already branded.

For some products, installation cannot be restarted unless you reload files from the media. Reload files from the media before you run the installation script.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-21403 fires when installation is restarted on a file that's already been branded (had a serial number/key applied) — per the official guidance, some products can't restart installation without reloading files from media first.

Restarting installation on a product whose files were already branded, without reloading from media first, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Reload files from the media before running the installation script again, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond restarting installation without reloading media.

Diagnostic Checks

Check whether the installation files were already branded in a prior run, and reload from media before restarting.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-21400 — "brand: Invalid serial number and/or key." A related branding error, on invalid serial/key data rather than re-branding an already-branded file.

A file was already branded and installation was restarted without reloading it — reload files from media first.