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Informix Error -26155: Could not close external table file: errno, filename.

Cause and resolution

Could not close external table file: errno, filename.

An error occurred when the database server tried to close the file. Look for operating-system messages that might give more information. Possible causes include a full disk or hardware errors.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-26155 fires when the server fails to close an external table file — per the official guidance.

  1. A full disk, per the official guidance — a possible cause.
  2. A hardware error, per the official guidance — a possible cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check operating-system messages for more detail, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a close failure.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the accompanying errno/OS message, and check disk space and hardware status on the file's filesystem.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -26154 — "Could not open file: errno, filename." A related file-operation failure, on opening rather than closing.

The server couldn't close an external table file, possibly due to a full disk or hardware error — check the accompanying errno.