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Informix Error -4169: Error loading locale.

Cause and resolution

Error loading locale.

A failure occurred in trying to load the CLIENT_LOCALE locale file. Verify that the specified files exist, that these files have appropriate permissions set, and that sufficient space is available in which to load them.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-4169 fires when loading the CLIENT_LOCALE locale file fails — per the official guidance, this could be a missing file, insufficient permissions, or insufficient space to load it.

  1. The CLIENT_LOCALE file doesn't exist, per the official guidance — the first named cause.
  2. The file's permissions prevent it from being read, per the official guidance — the second named cause.
  3. Insufficient space is available to load it, per the official guidance — the third named cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Verify the specified locale files exist, per the official guidance.
  2. Verify the files have appropriate permissions, per the official guidance.
  3. Verify sufficient space is available to load them, per the official guidance.
Examples
Checking the CLIENT_LOCALE setting and file
echo $CLIENT_LOCALE
ls -l $INFORMIXDIR/gls/loc/$CLIENT_LOCALE
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check CLIENT_LOCALE's configured value, whether the corresponding file exists, its permissions, and available disk/memory space.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -4169 in this set yet.

The CLIENT_LOCALE file failed to load — check that it exists, its permissions, and available space.