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Informix Error -25572

-25572 Network driver cannot bind a name to the port.

A system call has failed. The sqlexecd daemon or database server cannot access the network port that is specified by the servicename in the sqlhosts file. This situation might occur because the network port is already in use by another sqlexecd, database server, or other application. Use a different servicename on the command line (prior to Version 6.0) or in the sqlhosts file (beginning with Version 6.0). Contact your system administrator for assistance.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-25572 fires when sqlexecd/the database server can't access the network port the sqlhosts servicename specifies — per the official guidance, this often happens because another sqlexecd, database server, or application is already using that port.

  1. The specified port already in use by another process, per the official guidance — the direct, most common cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Use a different servicename, per the official guidance — on the command line (prior to Version 6.0) or in sqlhosts (Version 6.0 onward).
  2. Contact the system administrator for further assistance, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a port already in use.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check whether another process already holds the specified port, and choose a different servicename if so.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -25570 — "Network driver cannot execute the fork system call." A related network-driver system-call failure.
  • -25573 — "Network driver cannot accept a connection on the port." A related network-driver system-call failure.
  • -25574 — "Network driver cannot open the network device." A related network-driver system-call failure.
  • -25575 — "Network driver cannot allocate the call structure." A related network-driver system-call failure.
  • -25576 — "Network driver cannot allocate the return structure." A related network-driver system-call failure.
  • -25577 — "Network driver cannot get a host structure." A related network-driver system-call failure.
  • -25578 — "Network driver cannot disconnect from the network." A related network-driver system-call failure.

The network driver couldn't bind a name to the port, usually because it's already in use — choose a different servicename.