Informix Error -35586: General Table Manager: Table is locked.

Reasons / Common Causes

-35586 fires when an internal table is already locked — per the official guidance.

1. The target table already locked by another operation, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. This is an internal-mechanism error — if it recurs, contact IBM Informix Technical Support, since locking here is managed internally.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a locked internal table.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if this recurs.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -35583 — "General Table Manager: Duplicate keys not allowed." A related General Table Manager error, on a key conflict.
• -35585 — "General Table Manager: Entry is locked." A related lock-conflict error, at the entry level rather than the whole table.

An internal table was already locked — an internal-mechanism condition; escalate if it recurs.