Informix Error -23633: The specified logfile does not exist.

Cause and resolution

The specified logfile does not exist.

An invalid logstream or logid was specified for a backup or restore. Check command-line parameters to onbar and retry the operation.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-23633 fires when an invalid logstream or log ID is specified for a backup or restore — per the official guidance.

An invalid logstream or log ID, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Check the onbar command-line parameters and retry, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an invalid logstream/log ID.

Diagnostic Checks

Check the logstream/log ID passed to onbar, and correct it.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-23636 — "Invalid coserver ID." A related invalid-identifier error, for coserver IDs rather than logstream/log IDs.

An invalid logstream or log ID was specified — check the onbar command-line parameters.