Informix Error -14512: CSS: shared library name is not specified.

Cause and resolution

CSS: shared library name is not specified.

The CSM library path name in the CSS configuration file is missing, or there is an error.

Check the CSS configuration file.

If the problem persists, 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

-14512 fires when the CSM library path name is missing or malformed in the CSS configuration file — per the official guidance.

A missing or erroneous CSM library path name in the CSS configuration file, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Check the CSS configuration file, per the official guidance.
If the problem persists, contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor, per the official guidance, with the CSS configuration files and sqlhosts information available.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a missing library path.

Diagnostic Checks

Check concsm.cfg for a missing or malformed CSM library path, and correct it.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-14588 — "CSS: CSM descriptor : CSM link type undefined." A related library-configuration error, about the link type being undefined rather than the library name itself missing.

The CSM library path name is missing or malformed in the CSS configuration file — check concsm.cfg.