Informix Error -14588: CSS: CSM descriptor <csm-name>: CSM link type undefined. </csm-name>

Reasons / Common Causes

-14588 fires when a Communications Support Module (CSM) library name isn't specified in its descriptor — per the official guidance.

1. A CSM descriptor missing its library name, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check the CSS configuration file, and the CSM option field in the sqlhosts file, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

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

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the named CSM's descriptor in concsm.cfg for a missing library name/link type.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -14503 — "CSS error loading " A related library error, about a library that fails to load rather than a descriptor missing the library name entirely.
• -14512 — "CSS: shared library name is not specified." The same missing-library-name condition, worded generally rather than tied to a specific CSM descriptor.
• -14581 — "CSS: CSM descriptor: syntax error." A related descriptor error, about a syntax error generally rather than specifically a missing library name.
• -14584 — "CSS: CSM descriptor: link method undefined." A closely related error, about the link method being undefined rather than the link type/library name.

A CSM descriptor doesn't specify a library name — check concsm.cfg for the missing field.