Informix Error -32168: Database label inconsistent.

Reasons / Common Causes

-32168 is reported as an internal error — per the official guidance, no further user-facing cause is documented.

1. An internal inconsistency in a database'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

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

Diagnostic Checks

1. Note the database involved, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -32167 — "Table label inconsistent." A related internal-label-consistency error, on a table's label rather than a database's.

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