title: DB2 Sample Database unable to create
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  <li>I tried creating the db2 sample database using both DB2 First Steps GUI option "<strong>Create sample database</strong>" error:</li>
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  <p>Creating database "SAMPLE" on path "C:"...
    Existing "SAMPLE" database found...
      The "-force" option was not specified...
    Attempt to create the database "SAMPLE" failed
    'db2sampl' processing complete.</p>
  
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  <li>When I try the "<strong>db2sampl</strong>" command on the DB2 CLP, I get this error:</li>
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  <p>Creating database "SAMPLE"...
  Existing "SAMPLE" database found...
  The "-force" option was not specified...
  Attempt to create the database "SAMPLE" failed.</p>
  
  <p>'db2sampl' processing complete.</p>
  
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  <li>Furthermore, I have double checked that my DB2 instance was started with "<strong>db2start</strong>" which returns:</li>
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  <p>SQL1026N The database manager is already active</p>
  
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  <p>which indicates that the instance is indeed started.</p>
  
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  <li>I verified that sample was not created with "<strong>db2 list database directory</strong>" which returned:</li>
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  <p>SQL1057W The system database directory is empty. SQLSTATE=01606</p>
  
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  <p>which shows that no databases have been created and discredits the possibility of the DB2 sample database creation failing because an existing one is present.</p>
  
  <p>What is causing the sample database to fail?</p>