Informix Error -25606: Unknown product identification string in the database server on the local machine.

Reasons / Common Causes

-25606 fires when the local machine's database server reports a product identification string the client doesn't recognize — per the official guidance.

1. The database server not installed, or installed incorrectly, on the local machine, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check that you have installed the database server, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an unrecognized product-ID string.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check whether the database server is actually installed on the local machine, and reinstall if needed.

Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -25606 in this set yet.

The local database server reported an unrecognized product-identification string — confirm it's actually installed.