Oninit
Talk to an expert →

Informix Error -88105: Error -88105: Cannot lock catalog table <table-name>. </table-name>

Cause and resolution

Error -88105: Cannot lock catalog table <table-name>. </table-name>

An attempt to lock a catalog table failed with either an C-ISAM error number or an operating system error number. One reason for this error is that the lock timeout set for Informix PSM is either too short or not long enough.

Check the accompanying error numbers and correct the situation before trying the command again. Try to make the configuration parameter Informix PSM_TIMEOUT longer if the associated C-ISAM error is ELOCKED or EFLOCKED.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-88105 fires when locking a catalog table fails — per the official guidance, with a C-ISAM or operating-system error number accompanying it.

  1. A C-ISAM or operating-system error locking the named catalog table, per the official guidance — the direct cause.
  2. The PSM lock timeout being too short, per the official guidance — one documented reason, if the associated C-ISAM error is ELOCKED or EFLOCKED.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check the accompanying error numbers and correct the situation before retrying, per the official guidance.
  2. Lengthen the PSM_TIMEOUT configuration parameter if the associated C-ISAM error is ELOCKED/EFLOCKED, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a catalog-table lock failure.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the accompanying C-ISAM/OS error number, and lengthen PSM_TIMEOUT if it's ELOCKED/EFLOCKED.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -88105 in this set yet.

The named catalog table couldn't be locked — check the accompanying error and lengthen PSM_TIMEOUT if it's a lock-timeout condition.