Informix Error -14581: CSS: CSM descriptor: syntax error.

Reasons / Common Causes

-14581 fires when a Communications Support Module (CSM) descriptor in concsm.cfg contains a syntax error — per the official guidance.

1. A syntax error in a CSM descriptor, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check the CSM descriptor in the concsm.cfg file, per the official guidance.
2. If the problem persists, contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor, per the official guidance, with the CSS configuration files (concsm.cfg) and sqlhosts information for both the client and the database server available.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a CSM descriptor syntax error.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the CSM descriptor's syntax in concsm.cfg for the named CSM.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -14582 — "CSS: CSM descriptor: CSM redefinition." A related descriptor error, about duplicate definitions rather than a syntax error.
• -14583 — "CSS: CSM descriptor: CSM not defined." A related descriptor error, about a reference to an undefined CSM rather than a syntax error.
• -14586 — "CSS: CSM descriptor: nameless CSM!" A related descriptor error, about a missing CSM name specifically.
• -14587 — "CSS: CSM descriptor : ." A related descriptor error, about a recursive self-reference specifically.
• -14588 — "CSS: CSM descriptor : CSM link type undefined." A related descriptor error, about a missing link type specifically.

A CSM descriptor in concsm.cfg has a syntax error — check the descriptor's syntax.