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Kbase P104842: Getting error 5193 when connecting to a database.
Autor   Progress Software Corporation - Progress
Acesso   Público
Publicação   31/05/2005
Status: Unverified

FACT(s) (Environment):

Windows
Progress 9.1x
OpenEdge 10.x

SYMPTOM(s):

Getting error 5193 when connecting to a database.

Unable to find host <host-name> in file HOSTS or HOSTS file not found in expected location. (5193)

The HOSTS file exists in %WINDIR%\System32\Drivers\Etc.

Using the database server hostname for the -H parameter.

Unable to ping database server hostname.

CAUSE:

Possible network problems.

FIX:

Correct the network issue and make sure you can ping the database server by hostname.
As a workaround:
- try to use the database server IP address for the -H parameter,
- or try to add the database server hostname into the HOSTS file.