Informix Error -16369: Cannot initialize application device device-name.
Cause and resolution
Cannot initialize application device device-name.
You must specify the name of another terminal that has the same termcap or terminfo entries as the terminal from which you invoked the Debugger. The second terminal must be logged in under your account name.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-16369 fires when the Debugger can't initialize the named application device — per the official guidance. The named device must be another terminal with the same termcap/terminfo entries as the Debugger's own terminal, logged in under the same account.
- The named terminal not sharing the same termcap/terminfo entries, per the official guidance — the first named cause.
- The named terminal not logged in under the same account, per the official guidance — the second named cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Specify another terminal with matching termcap/terminfo entries, logged in under the same account, per the official guidance.
Examples
Checking terminal type
$ echo $TERM
Diagnostic Checks
- Confirm the target terminal shares the same
TERMentry and account login as the Debugger's own terminal.
Related Errors / Related Topics
No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -16369 in this set yet.
The application device couldn't be initialized — confirm the target terminal's termcap/ terminfo and account login match.