Informix Error -21411: verstamp: Identify string not found in file.

Reasons / Common Causes

-21411 is an internal error in the verstamp utility — per the official guidance, the identifier string verstamp searches for wasn't found in the target file.

1. The verstamp identifier string missing from the target file, per the official guidance — no further user-actionable detail is given.

Solutions / Resolution

1. If this internal error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Confirm the target file is the correct, unmodified installation file, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if the error recurs.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -21404 — "brand: Identifier string multiply found in file." The mirror-image error, in the related brand utility, for a duplicated rather than missing identifier string.
• -21412 — "verstamp: Warning: string found number times in file." A related duplicate-string condition in verstamp, reported as a warning rather than an error.

verstamp's identifier string wasn't found in the target file — confirm it's the correct, unmodified installation file.