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Informix Error -14590: CSS: failed to acquire sync object.

Cause and resolution

CSS: failed to acquire sync object.

Communication Support Services internal error.

Contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor and have the following information available: CSS configuration files (concsm.cfg) and sqlhosts information for both the client and the database server.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-14590 fires when Communication Support Services (CSS) hits an internal error acquiring a synchronization object — per the official guidance.

  1. A CSS internal error acquiring a sync object, per the official guidance — no further user-actionable detail is given.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. 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 — this is reported as an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Gather the CSS configuration files and sqlhosts information for both sides of the connection before escalating.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -14591 — "CSS: failed to release sync object." The mirror-image error, about releasing a sync object rather than acquiring one.

CSS failed to acquire a synchronization object — gather the CSS configuration and sqlhosts details and contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor.