Informix Error -14511: CSS: init function is not found in library <csm-name>. </csm-name>
Cause and resolution
CSS: init function is not found in library <csm-name>. </csm-name>
A shared library that contains a Communications Support Module does not export a Communications Support Module initialization function.
Contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor and have the following information available: CSS configuration files and sqlhosts information for both the client and the database server.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-14511 fires when a shared library containing a Communications Support Module (CSM) doesn't export a CSM initialization function — per the official guidance.
- A CSM shared library missing its initialization function export, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor, per the official guidance,
with the CSS configuration files and
sqlhostsinformation for both the client and the database server available.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a missing initialization function export.
Diagnostic Checks
- Confirm the CSM shared library actually exports the expected initialization function, and escalate to the CSM vendor if it doesn't.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -14503 — "CSS error loading
" A related library-loading error, about the library failing to load entirely rather than loading but missing its init function.
A CSM shared library doesn't export its initialization function — escalate to the CSM vendor.