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2743995 - DBCO or ODBC Connection fails with error -4008

Symptom

DBCO connection fails with error:
sql error 4.008- occured:
POS(1) Unknown user name/password combination

Or
ERROR => Connect to database failed, rc = -4008 (POS(1) Unknown user name/password combination)

Other third application connects database via ODBC hitting error:
-4008 (POS(1) Unknown user name/password combination)

Even though we ensure the username and password is correct.


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Environment

  • Maxdb 

Keywords

-4008, DBCO, ADBC_TEST_CONNECTION , KBA , BC-DB-SDB , MaxDB , BC-DB-SDB-DBA , Database Administration MaxDB , Problem

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