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Informix Error -88302: Duplicated instances of option <command-line-option> are not allowed. </command-line-option>

Cause and resolution

Duplicated instances of option <command-line-option> are not allowed. </command-line-option>

An attempt to have multiple instances of the same option was made, for example, to specify multiple pools for a single device.

Correct the command line information and retry the operation.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-88302 fires when the same command-line option is specified more than once — per the official guidance, e.g. specifying multiple pools for a single device.

  1. A command-line option repeated where only one instance is allowed, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Correct the command-line information and retry the operation, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a duplicated option instance.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the command line for a repeated option, and remove the duplicate.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -88303 — "Not enough arguments for option ." A related command-line-option error, on missing arguments rather than a duplicated option.

The command-line option was duplicated where only one instance is allowed — remove the duplicate.