Informix Error -21404: brand: Identifier string multiply found in file.

Reasons / Common Causes

-21404 is an internal branding-process error — per the official guidance, the identifier string the brander searches for was found more than once in the target file.

1. The branding identifier string appearing more than once in the target file, per the official guidance — no further user-actionable detail is given.

Solutions / Resolution

1. If this internal error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Record the full sequence of events, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if the error recurs.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -21411 — "verstamp: Identify string not found in file." The mirror-image error, in the related verstamp utility, for a missing rather than duplicated identifier string.
• -21412 — "verstamp: Warning: string found number times in file." A related duplicate-string condition in verstamp, reported as a warning rather than an error.

The branding identifier string was found more than once in the target file — this is an internal error; contact IBM Informix Technical Support if it recurs.