Informix Error -82961: Cannot generate an encryption key because one already exists at (<key store="">). </key>
Cause and resolution
Cannot generate an encryption key because one already exists at (<key store="">). </key>
The system tried to generate/store an encryption key at a given location but one already existed.
Verify the requested location for the encryption key in your key store/key store provider and correct the problem.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-82961 fires when the server tries to generate/store an encryption key at a location where one already exists — per the official guidance.
- An encryption key already existing at the requested key-store location, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Verify the requested key-store location and correct the problem, per the official guidance — e.g. use a different location, or remove the existing key if replacement is intended.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a key already existing at the target location.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check the key store/key-store provider for an existing key at the requested location, and either choose a different location or resolve the conflict.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -82962 — "Cannot generate/store an encryption key using (
)." A related key-generation error, on a general failure rather than a pre-existing key at the target location. - -82964 — "Cannot retrieve the encryption key from (
)." A related key-store error, on retrieving an existing key rather than generating a new one.
An encryption key already exists at the requested key-store location — choose a different location or resolve the conflict.