Informix Error -26169: Failed to access file: errno, filename.
Cause and resolution
Failed to access file: errno, filename.
An error occurred when the database server tried to write to the reject file.
Check the accompanying operating-system error indication for more information.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-26169 fires when the server fails to write to an external table's reject file — per the official guidance, with the specific reason reported in the accompanying error.
- An underlying OS-level access failure, per the official guidance — check the accompanying error for the specific reason.
Solutions / Resolution
- Check the accompanying operating-system error for more information, per the official guidance, and resolve the underlying condition it reports.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a reject-file access failure.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check the accompanying
errno/OS message, and resolve the condition it describes.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -26151 — "Could not write to external table file: errno, filename." The closely related error this one restates (both describe a reject-file write failure).
Accessing (writing to) the reject file failed — check the accompanying errno/OS message.