Informix Error -43246: The ON-Bar process <process id=""> exited with a problem (exit code </process> <value> (0x<hex value="">), signal <signal number="">).

Cause and resolution

The ON-Bar process <process id=""> exited with a problem (exit code </process> <value> (0x<hex value="">), signal <signal number="">).

An ON-Bar child process encountered an error while performing its backup or restore. The child process returned an error (the exit code) to its parent. If the exit code has the value 141 (0x8d), then the child process exited because it received an operating-system signal, reported by this message.

If the exit code reported in the message is non-zero, then look at the list of ON-Bar exit codes in the documentation or at the ON-Bar activity log to find the cause of the problem. If the signal number is non-zero, look at the documentation for your operating system to see what might have caused this problem.

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Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-43246 fires when an ON-Bar child process reports an error exit code to its parent — per the official guidance, an exit code of 141 (0x8d) specifically indicates the process exited because it received an operating-system signal.

A non-zero exit code returned by the child process, per the official guidance — the general case, meaning it encountered an error during backup/restore.
An operating-system signal received by the process, per the official guidance — specifically when the exit code is 141 (0x8d), the reported signal number identifies which signal.

Solutions / Resolution

For a non-zero, non-141 exit code, look it up in the documented list of ON-Bar exit codes, per the official guidance, or check the ON-Bar activity log.
For a non-zero signal number, check the operating system's documentation for what might have sent it, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a non-zero child-process exit.

Diagnostic Checks

Check the reported exit code against the documented ON-Bar exit-code list, and the activity log; if the exit code is 141, check the operating system's signal documentation for the reported signal number.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-43247 — " complete, returning (0x)." The equivalent completion message for a process that returned status without necessarily reporting a signal.

An ON-Bar child process exited with an error, possibly from an OS signal (exit code 141/0x8d) — check the documented exit codes, activity log, or OS signal documentation.