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3557386 - Sybase ASE job fails with error 'ct_connect(): protocol specific layer: external error: The attempt to connect to the server failed' - SAP Data Services

Symptom

  • Sybase ASE job fails with login error.
  • Error:" CON-120505: Initialization Sybase connection error: <Sybase Server message number <1640> State <1> Severity <16> From Server <XX>:   Message Text is: Adaptive Server requires encryption of the login password on the network. Sybase Server message number <4002> State <1> Severity <14> From Server <GRP>:   Message Text is: Login failed. Sybase CS Library message number <67175468> Severity <4>:   Message Text is: ct_connect(): protocol specific layer: external error: The attempt to connect to the server failed.>."
  • In DS Server, run command isql -Udatabaseuser -Sdatabase_sid fails with same error as above. Run command isql -Udatabaseuser -Sdatabase_sid -X will be successful.


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Environment

  • SAP Data Services
  • Sybase ASE

Product

SAP Data Services 4.2 ; SAP Data Services 4.3

Keywords

Sybase ASE, encryption, login failed, ct_connect():, DS,  , KBA , EIM-DS-CON , Connectivity , Problem

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