Informix Error -43206: An attempt to change the database server operating mode failed: <server-name>.
Cause and resolution
An attempt to change the database server operating mode failed: <server-name>.
An error occurred during an attempt to change the database server operating mode.
Check the database server message log for errors.
</server-name>Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-43206 fires when ON-Bar's attempt to change the named database server's operating mode fails — per the official guidance.
- An underlying server error prevented the operating-mode change, per the official guidance — no further named detail.
Solutions / Resolution
- Check the database server message log for errors, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a failed operating-mode change.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check the message log for the underlying error that prevented the mode change.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -43207 — "Unable to open connection to database server:
." A related operating-mode error, where the server was already in the wrong mode rather than a mode change itself failing.
An attempt to change the server's operating mode failed — check the message log for the underlying error.