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Informix Error -32167: Table label inconsistent.

Cause and resolution

Table label inconsistent.

This message indicates an internal error.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-32167 is reported as an internal error — per the official guidance, no further user-facing cause is documented.

  1. An internal inconsistency in a table's sensitivity label, per the official guidance — no further named detail.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, since this is reported as an internal error with no further user-actionable detail.
Examples
N/A

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

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Note the table involved, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -32168 — "Database label inconsistent." A related internal-label-consistency error, on a database's label rather than a table's.

A table's sensitivity label was internally inconsistent — this is an internal error; contact IBM Informix Technical Support.