Oracle 8i Password error

Question

Hi,
I have tried everything to start the Oracle Database 8i as per note 400421, but i am not able to solve this problem. Can you help me to solve this error.
trc file: "dev_w0", trc level: 1, release: "620"
*  ACTIVE TRACE LEVEL           1
*  ACTIVE TRACE COMPONENTS      all, M
B 
B Thu Nov 11 21:06:39 2010
B  create_con (con_name=R/3)
B  Loading DB library 'C:\usr\sap\PRD\SYS\exe\run\dboraslib.dll' ...
B  Library 'C:\usr\sap\PRD\SYS\exe\run\dboraslib.dll' loaded
B  Version of 'C:\usr\sap\PRD\SYS\exe\run\dboraslib.dll' is "620.02", patchlevel (0.112)
B  New connection 0 created
M  systemid   560 (PC with Windows NT)
M  relno      6200
M  patchlevel 0
M  patchno    251
M  intno      20020600
M  pid        2548
M 
M  ***LOG Q0Q=> tskh_init, WPStart (Workproc 0 2548) [dpxxdisp.c   1016]
I 
I Thu Nov 11 21:06:41 2010
I  MtxInit: -2 0 0
X 
X Thu Nov 11 21:06:42 2010
X  EmInit: MmSetImplementation( 2 ).
X 
X Thu Nov 11 21:06:43 2010
X  <ES> client 0 initializing ....
X  Using implementation std
M  <EsNT> Memory Reset enabled as NT default
X  ES initialized.
M 
M Thu Nov 11 21:06:44 2010
M  calling db_connect ...
C  Found ORACLE_HOME=D:\oracle\ora81 in Registry
C 
C Thu Nov 11 21:06:45 2010
C  Client NLS settings: AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1
C  Logon as OPS$-user to get SAPR3's password
C  Connecting as /@PRD on connection 0 ...
C  Attaching to DB Server PRD (con_hdl=0,svchp=08158708,svrhp=08158514)
C 
C Thu Nov 11 21:07:23 2010
C  Starting user session (con_hdl=0,svchp=08158708,srvhp=08158514,usrhp=08199FAC)
C  *** ERROR => OCI-call 'OCISessionBegin' failed: rc = 1017
[dboci.c      3718]
C  *** ERROR => CONNECT failed with sql error '1017'
[dboci.c      9536]
C  Try to connect with default password
C  Connecting as SAPR3/<pwd>@PRD on connection 0 ...
C  Starting user session (con_hdl=0,svchp=08158708,srvhp=08158514,usrhp=08199FAC)
C  Now I'm connected to ORACLE
C  Database NLS settings: AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8DEC
C  *** ERROR => NLS_LANG not set appropriately (DB installation requires AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8DEC) ==> connection refused
[dboci.c      9650]
M  ***LOG R19=> tskh_init, db_connect ( DB-Connect 000256) [thxxhead.c   1098]
M  in_ThErrHandle: 1
M  *** ERROR => tskh_init: db_connect (step 1, th_errno 13, action 3, level 1) [thxxhead.c   8277]
M 
M  Info for wp 0
M 
M    stat = 4
M    reqtype = 1
M    act_reqtype = -1
M    tid = -1
M    mode = 255
M    len = -1
M    rq_id = -1
M    rq_source = 255
M    last_tid = 0
M    last_mode = 0
M    rfc_req = 0
M    report = >                                        <
M    action = 0
M    tab_name = >                              <
M 
M  *****************************************************************************
M  *
M  *  LOCATION    SAP-Server server_PRD_00 on host server (wp 0)
M  *  ERROR       tskh_init: db_connect
M  *
M  *  TIME        Thu Nov 11 21:07:23 2010
M  *  RELEASE     620
M  *  COMPONENT   Taskhandler
M  *  VERSION     1
M  *  RC          13
M  *  MODULE      thxxhead.c
M  *  LINE        8408
M  *  COUNTER     1
M  *
M  *****************************************************************************
M 
M  Entering TH_CALLHOOKS
M  ThCallHooks: call hook >SAP-Trace buffer write< for event BEFORE_DUMP
M  ThCallHooks: call hook >ThrSaveSPAFields< for event BEFORE_DUMP
M  *** ERROR => ThrSaveSPAFields: no valid thr_wpadm [thxxrun1.c   672]
M  *** ERROR => ThCallHooks: event handler ThrSaveSPAFields for event BEFORE_DUMP failed [thxxtool3.c  235]
M  Entering ThSetStatError
M  Entering ThReadDetachMode
M  call ThrShutDown (1)...
M  ***LOG Q02=> wp_halt, WPStop (Workproc 0 2548) [dpnttool.c   345]
Regards,
Subhash

Answer 1

Hi,
where on earth are these dinosaurs still living ? 
Kernel 6.20, Ora 8.1, ... come on, tell me this beast is still runing NT4.0 ?
Ok, that looks not (yet) to be a password problem, but one of wrong environment.
C  Client NLS settings: AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1
C  Database NLS settings: AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8DEC
C  *** ERROR => NLS_LANG not set appropriately (DB installation requires AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8DEC) ==> connection refused
This looks, like you need to set the environment
NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8DEC
login as sidadm and set the environment
logoff and login again and validate the correct setting.
R3trans -d
should work without errors then.
Once that works, execute
NTENV2REG.EXE
confirm the popup. This will copy the environment of sidadm to the registry section,
where SAPServiceSID can fetch the correct NLS_LANG for next restart.
Volker