ORA-12705: invalid or unknown NLS parameter value specified

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When I update the SAP Kernel SAP 6.20 to 6.40 ( I have HPUX B11.11 with a Oracle database 9.2.0.8) SAP not start and when I launch « R3trans –x » I have this message error

This is R3trans version 6.13 (release 640 - 10.07.07 - 13:48:00).

2EETW169 no connect possible: "DBMS = ORACLE --- dbs_ora_tnsname = 'C11'"

R3trans finished (0012).

Here the file log R3trans :

4 ETW000 R3trans version 6.13 (release 640 - 10.07.07 - 13:48:00).

4 ETW000 ===============================================

4 ETW000

4 ETW000 date&time : 02.01.2008 - 14:22:12

4 ETW000 control file:

4 ETW000 R3trans was called as follows: R3trans -x

4 ETW000 trace at level 2 opened for a given file pointer

4 ETW000 Wed Jan 2 14:22:12 2008 317 0.000317

4 ETW000 db_con_init called 16 0.000333

4 ETW000 create_con (con_name=R/3) 80 0.000413

4 ETW000 Loading DB library '/usr/sap/C11/SYS/exe/run/dboraslib.sl' ...

4 ETW000 80 0.000493

4 ETW000 load shared library (/usr/sap/C11/SYS/exe/run/dboraslib.sl), hdl 0

4 ETW000 40718 0.041211

4 ETW000 Library '/usr/sap/C11/SYS/exe/run/dboraslib.sl' loaded

4 ETW000 59 0.041270

4 ETW000 function DbSlExpFuns loaded from library /usr/sap/C11/SYS/exe/run/dboraslib.sl

4 ETW000 76 0.041346

4 ETW000 Version of '/usr/sap/C11/SYS/exe/run/dboraslib.sl' is "640.00", patchlevel (0.175)

4 ETW000 203 0.041549

4 ETW000 function dsql_db_init loaded from library /usr/sap/C11/SYS/exe/run/dboraslib.sl

4 ETW000 28 0.041577

4 ETW000 function dbdd_exp_funs loaded from library /usr/sap/C11/SYS/exe/run/dboraslib.sl

4 ETW000 61 0.041638

4 ETW000 New connection 0 created 25 0.041663

4 ETW000 0: name = R/3, con_id = -000000001 state = DISCONNECTED, perm = YES, reco = NO , timeout = 000

, con_max = 255, con_opt = 255, occ = NO

4 ETW000 31 0.041694

4 ETW000 db_con_connect (con_name=R/3) 58 0.041752

4 ETW000 find_con_by_name found the following connection for reuse:

4 ETW000 23 0.041775

4 ETW000 0: name = R/3, con_id = 000000000 state = DISCONNECTED, perm = YES, reco = NO , timeout = 000,

con_max = 255, con_opt = 255, occ = NO

4 ETW000 27 0.041802

4 ETW000 Got ORACLE_HOME=/oracle/C11/920_64 from environment

4 ETW000 584 0.042386

4 ETW000 -->oci_initialize (con_hdl=0) 56 0.042442

4 ETW000 got NLS_LANG='AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8DEC' from environment

4 ETW000 23 0.042465

4 ETW000 Client NLS settings: AMERICAN_AMERICA.US7ASCII 2970 0.045435

4 ETW000 Logon as OPS$-user to get SAPC11's password 37 0.045472

4 ETW000 Connecting as /@C11 on connection 0 (nls_hdl 0) ... (dbsl 640 250407)

4 ETW000 32 0.045504

4 ETW000 Nls CharacterSet NationalCharSet C EnvHp ErrHp ErrHpBat

ch

4 ETW000 34 0.045538

4 ETW000 0 US7ASCII 1 8000000100ade450 8000000100ae5

c90 8000000100ae5628

4 ETW000 27 0.045565

4 ETW000 Allocating service context handle for con_hdl=0 41 0.045606

4 ETW000 Allocating server context handle 27 0.045633

4 ETW000 Attaching to DB Server C11 (con_hdl=0,svchp=8000000100ae5558,srvhp=8000000100ae6358)

4 ETW000 77 0.045710

4 ETW000 Assigning server context 8000000100ae6358 to service context 8000000100ae5558

4 ETW000 46191 0.091901

4 ETW000 Allocating user session handle 48 0.091949

4 ETW000 Starting user session (con_hdl=0,svchp=8000000100ae5558,srvhp=8000000100ae6358,usrhp=800000010

0af05a8)

4 ETW000 31 0.091980

4 ETW000 *** ERROR => OCI-call 'OCISessionBegin' failed: rc = 12705

4 ETW000 2989 0.094969

4 ETW000 server_detach(con_hdl=0,stale=1,svrhp=8000000100ae6358)

4 ETW000 26 0.094995

4 ETW000 Detaching from DB Server (con_hdl=0,svchp=8000000100ae5558,srvhp=8000000100ae6358)

4 ETW000 25 0.095020

4 ETW000 Deallocating server context handle 8000000100ae6358

4 ETW000 535 0.095555

4 ETW000 *** ERROR => CONNECT failed with sql error '12705'

4 ETW000 82 0.095637

4 ETW000 set_ocica() -> OCI or SQL return code 12705 33 0.095670

4 ETW000 Try to connect with default password 30 0.095700

4 ETW000 Connecting as SAPC11/@C11 on connection 0 (nls_hdl 0) ... (dbsl 640 250407)

4 ETW000 34 0.095734

4 ETW000 Nls CharacterSet NationalCharSet C EnvHp ErrHp ErrHpBat

ch

4 ETW000 28 0.095762

4 ETW000 0 US7ASCII 1 8000000100ade450 8000000100ae5

c90 8000000100ae5628

4 ETW000 26 0.095788

4 ETW000 Allocating server context handle 18 0.095806

4 ETW000 Attaching to DB Server C11 (con_hdl=0,svchp=8000000100ae5558,srvhp=8000000100ae6358)

4 ETW000 175 0.095981

4 ETW000 Assigning server context 8000000100ae6358 to service context 8000000100ae5558

4 ETW000 37466 0.133447

4 ETW000 Assigning username to user session 8000000100af05a8

4 ETW000 30 0.133477

4 ETW000 Assigning password to user session 8000000100af05a8

4 ETW000 29 0.133506

4 ETW000 Starting user session (con_hdl=0,svchp=8000000100ae5558,srvhp=8000000100ae6358,usrhp=800000010

0af05a8)

4 ETW000 26 0.133532

4 ETW000 *** ERROR => OCI-call 'OCISessionBegin' failed: rc = 12705

4 ETW000 5175 0.138707

4 ETW000 server_detach(con_hdl=0,stale=1,svrhp=8000000100ae6358)

4 ETW000 24 0.138731

4 ETW000 Detaching from DB Server (con_hdl=0,svchp=8000000100ae5558,srvhp=8000000100ae6358)

4 ETW000 25 0.138756

4 ETW000 Deallocating server context handle 8000000100ae6358

4 ETW000 206 0.138962

4 ETW000 *** ERROR => CONNECT failed with sql error '12705'

4 ETW000 33 0.138995

4 ETW000 set_ocica() -> OCI or SQL return code 12705 17 0.139012

4 ETW000 ***LOG BY2=>sql error 12705 performing CON

4 ETW000 201 0.139213

4 ETW000 ***LOG BY0=>ORA-12705: invalid or unknown NLS parameter value specified

4 ETW000 26 0.139239

2EETW169 no connect possible: "DBMS = ORACLE --- dbs_ora_tnsname = 'C11’"

[Former Member]

Hello Stefan,

env | grep -i nls

NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8DEC

Have you changed the folder of the oracle NLS files (of your client or server)?

no

Have you downloaded the unicode or non unicode kernel?

Non unicode Kernel

Regards

Thomas