WebSphere Default Server Starting Problem

Question

I am using WebSphere AS and facing a strange problem at the time of starting the default server.
I had to change the user name & password of the XADataSource of the Server. On applying this, and starting the Default server, the server started and application worked fine. However, the next day, when I restarted the machine & started the Server, the server is not starting.
I checked the connection using the Test Connection button. The connection is ok.
I am getting the following error at the Default Server start up in the Default_Server_stdout.log:
[4/18/03 14:28:38:219 GMT+05:30] 3cce5e54 Server U Build number: ptf30217.01
[4/18/03 14:29:21:962 GMT+05:30] 3cce5e54 XARminst W WTRN0017W: Encountered an error in XA recover operation: -3
[4/18/03 14:29:21:982 GMT+05:30] 3cce5e54 XARminst X Error to recover XAResource:
In the log, the above two lines are repeated in a seemingly infinite loop. (I have to Force Stop the Default Server.)
I suspect that there is some problem while reading the Default ServerXAResources properties file. I tried deleting this file so that it will be created, replacing it with that from another machine, but these things didn't work.
(The classes12.zip is present in the classpath. )
Please let me know if I have to do any more settings whenever I change the dastasource user/password.
Thanks,
JRahul.

Answer 1

The following steps should fix your environment problem.
1) Delete the log files under <WAS_HOME>\tranlog folder.
This will allow you to start the server.
2) Also make sure that your user id has SELECT privilege on
"DBA_PENDING_TRANSACTIONS" table. I guess your id doesn't have that
privilege.
To grant the SELECT privilege on the system view
"DBA_PENDING_TRANSACTIONS", you must logon to Oracle as "SYS" user using
Oracle's tool likes SQL*Plus and issue the following command (Note: the
default password for "SYS" user is "CHANGE_ON_INSTALL")
sqlplus sys/change_on_install
SQL> GRANT SELECT ON dba_pending_transactions to myuserid ;
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