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3338471 - Installation failed due error: ct_connect(): user api layer: external error: The connection failed because of invalid or missing external configuration data - SAP ASE

Symptom

Installation via resource file is failing due error: ct_connect(): user api layer: external error: The connection failed because of invalid or missing external configuration data

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Building SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 'SSSSSSSSSSSS':
Writing entry into directory services...
Directory services entry complete.
Building master device...
Master device complete.
Writing RUN_SSSSSSSSSSSS file...
RUN_SSSSSSSSSSSS file complete.
Starting server...
Server started.
Set SA password...
SA password is set.
Building sysprocs device and sybsystemprocs database...
sysprocs device and sybsystemprocs database created.
Running installmaster script to install system stored procedures...
installmaster: 10% complete.
installmaster: 20% complete.
....
installmaster script complete.
Creating two-phase commit database...
Two phase commit database complete.
Extending tempdb database ...
Extending tempdb database complete.
Installing common character sets (Code Page 437, Code Page 850, ISO Latin-1,
Macintosh and HP Roman-8)...
Task failed
CT-LIBRARY error:
ct_connect(): user api layer: external error: The connection failed because of invalid or missing external configuration data.
Server 'SSSSSSSSSSSS' was not created.

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Environment

  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0 SP03 PL06
  • LINUX RHEL 8.0

Product

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0

Keywords

installation failed ocs.cfg NAMED_APP_DEFAULT DEFAULT The connection failed because of invalid or missing external configuration data srvbuildres srvbuild charset , KBA , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , Problem

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