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Informix Error -43261: BAR_BSALIB_PATH is undefined; trying default path.

Cause and resolution

BAR_BSALIB_PATH is undefined; trying default path.

Either a line in the ONCONFIG file contains BAR_BSALIB_PATH with no value, or a problem occurred reading the ONCONFIG file.

Verify that the format of the ONCONFIG file is correct. Also make sure that either BAR_BSALIB_PATH is assigned a correct value or is not specified in the file at all.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-43261 fires when BAR_BSALIB_PATH has no value and ON-Bar falls back to a default path — per the official guidance.

  1. BAR_BSALIB_PATH present in ONCONFIG with no value, per the official guidance — the first named case.
  2. A problem reading the ONCONFIG file, per the official guidance — the second named case.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Verify ONCONFIG's format is correct, per the official guidance.
  2. Either assign BAR_BSALIB_PATH a correct value, or remove it from the file entirely, per the official guidance.
Examples
Setting BAR_BSALIB_PATH correctly
# In $ONCONFIG
BAR_BSALIB_PATH /usr/lib/libxbsa.so
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check ONCONFIG for a BAR_BSALIB_PATH line with no value, and either set it correctly or remove the line.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -43256 — "Version of the XBSA shared library is not compatible with version of ON-Bar." A related XBSA library error, on a version mismatch rather than a missing path setting.
  • -43257 — "Could not open XBSA library ." A related XBSA library error, on the library failing to open rather than the path being undefined.
  • -43259 — "Could not open XBSA library , so trying default path." A related XBSA library error, on an open failure with a configured (but wrong) path rather than an undefined one.

BAR_BSALIB_PATH was undefined and ON-Bar fell back to a default path — check ONCONFIG's format and either set the value correctly or remove the line.