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3804722 - Error "SQLConnect failed: [SAP AG][LIBSDBOD SO][SAP MaxDB] General error;-4008 POS(1) Unknown user name/password combination, ec=-4008, rc=-1" in SAP content server URL

Symptom

After OS patching of the servers (OS seboot), such as SUSE Linux server, repository status becomes offline, and get below in SAP content server URL:
contRep="XX";contRepStatus="offline";contRepStatusDescription="SQLConnect failed: [SAP AG][LIBSDBOD SO][SAP MaxDB] General error;-4008 POS(1) Unknown user name/password combination, ec=-4008, rc=-1"

All relevant points had been checked:

  • no password changing.
  • MaxDB is online.
  • database user SAPR3 exists.
  • repository was checked in report RSCMST.


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Environment

All R/3 release.
SAP content server 7.50 and higher.

Product

SAP NetWeaver all versions

Keywords

[SAP AG][LIBSDBOD SO][SAP MaxDB] General error;-4008 POS(1) Unknown user name/password combination, ec=-4008, rc=-1, ec=-4008, SAPR3, SAP, MaxDB, SAP content server. , KBA , BC-SRV-KPR , Knowledge Provider , BC-DB-SDB , MaxDB , BC-SRV-KPR-CS , SAP Content Server , Problem

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