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3553591 - Cannot start server due to "kcinit: couldn't open error log file" - SAP ASE

Symptom

When trying to start an ASE server, a message that error log can't be opened is returned :

startserver -f RUN_SID

00:0000:00000:00000:2024/12/16 16:22:37.58 kernel  kcinit: couldn't open error log file '/sybase/SID/ASE-16_0/install/SID.log'. 


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Environment

  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 16.0 for Business Suite
  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
  • Not version specific

Product

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise all versions ; SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP innovation package all versions

Keywords

kcinit, couldn't open error log file, run server file, ase error logs , KBA , BC-DB-SYB , Business Suite on Adaptive Server Enterprise , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , Problem

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