Problem to connect SAP on Sybase

Hi, I have just same symptom as note 1900976:

You are running SAP Applications or Business Suite on SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise. SAP GUI, AS ABAP, or tools like R3trans and tp fail to connect and error messages like to following are written to the dev trace files:

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  ERROR: -1 in function CheckCodepageType (SQLExecDirect failed) [line 29298]
4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  (208) [42000] [Sybase][ODBC Driver][Adaptive Server Enterprise]DBPROPERTIES not found. Specify
4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]   owner.objectname or use sp_help to check whether the object exists (sp_help may
4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]   produce lots of output).

You may see likewise error message referencing tables SVERS, DDNTT, or XXXXT.

When checking with native tools like isql you find that the mentioned tables are present in the database.

My SAP system is down, my version ECC 606 with Sybase ASE 15.7.

On note 1900976, this is solution:

Revoke "sa_role" from database server login SAPSR3.

But, when I check, SAPSR3 is not "sa_role" , just sa user is "sa_role".

I have read following sap notes: 1639578, 1797040, 1643080, but nothing.

I run r3trans -d:

r3trans.log:

4 ETW000 r3trans version 6.24 (release 720 - 04.02.14 - 20:14:02 ).

4 ETW000 unicode enabled version

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

4 ETW000

4 ETW000 date&time   : 24.04.2014 - 09:44:27

4 ETW000 control file: <no ctrlfile>

4 ETW000 R3trans was called as follows: r3trans -d

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

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Thu Apr 24 09:44:28 2014                                                  76  0.000076

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  db_con_init called                                                        49  0.000125

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  set_use_ext_con_info(): ssfs will be used to get connect information

4 ETW000                                                                                                 122  0.000247

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  determine_block_commit: no con_hdl found as blocked for con_name = R/3

4 ETW000                                                                                                  33  0.000280

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  create_con (con_name=R/3)                                                 19  0.000299

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Loading DB library 'dbsybslib.dll' ...                                    44  0.000343

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  DlLoadLib success: LoadLibrary("dbsybslib.dll"), hdl 0, addr 000007FEF0430000

4 ETW000                                                                                                 495  0.000838

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]      using "D:\usr\sap\D15\SYS\exe\uc\NTAMD64\dbsybslib.dll"               18  0.000856

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Library 'dbsybslib.dll' loaded                                            19  0.000875

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  function DbSlExpFuns loaded from library dbsybslib.dll                    19  0.000894

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Version of 'dbsybslib.dll' is "720.00", patchlevel (0.521)               393  0.001287

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  function dsql_db_init loaded from library dbsybslib.dll                   27  0.001314

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  function dbdd_exp_funs loaded from library dbsybslib.dll                  18  0.001332

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  New connection 0 created                                                  28  0.001360

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  0: name = R/3, con_id = -000000001, state = DISCONNECTED, tx = NO , bc = NO , hc = NO , perm = YES, reco = NO , frco = NO , timeout = 000, con_max = 255, con_opt = 255, occ = NO , prog = 

4 ETW000                                                                                                  34  0.001394

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  db_con_connect (con_name=R/3)                                             19  0.001413

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  determine_block_commit: no con_hdl found as blocked for con_name = R/3

4 ETW000                                                                                                  22  0.001435

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  find_con_by_name found the following connection:                          17  0.001452

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  0: name = R/3, con_id = 000000000, state = DISCONNECTED, tx = NO , bc = NO , hc = NO , perm = YES, reco = NO , frco = NO , timeout = 000, con_max = 255, con_opt = 255, occ = NO , prog = 

4 ETW000                                                                                                  32  0.001484

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  read_con_info_ssfs(): reading connect info for connection R/3             17  0.001501

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  con_info_ext_support(): DBSL supports extended connect protocol           33  0.001534

4 ETW000                          ==> connect info for default DB will be read from ssfs

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  con_info_ext_support(): auth/shadow_upgrade = undefined                   32  0.001566

4 ETW000                         ==> Using default key set to get connect info from ssfs

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  read_ssfs_record(): register callback ssfs_dbi_trace and max level 2

4 ETW000                                                                                                  61  0.001627

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Entering function "RSecSSFsGetRecord" [rsecssfs.c 872]          57  0.001684

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Configuration data read from environment parameters [rsecssfs.c 4353]

4 ETW000                                                                                                  98  0.001782

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Data file "D:\usr\sap\D15\SYS\global\security\rsecssfs\data\SSFS_D15.DAT" opened for read [rsecssfs.c 2539]

4 ETW000                                                                                                 117  0.001899

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Key read from key file "D:\usr\sap\D15\SYS\global\security\rsecssfs\key\SSFS_D15.KEY" [rsecssfs.c 1466]

4 ETW000                                                                                                  95  0.001994

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Exiting function "RSecSSFsGetRecord" with return code 0 (message: <No message available>) [rsecssfs.c 940]

4 ETW000                                                                                                 337  0.002331

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  read_ssfs_record(): DB_CONNECT/DEFAULT_DB_USER read successfully from ssfs

4 ETW000                                                                                                  27  0.002358

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  read_ssfs_record(): deregister callback ssfs_dbi_trace                    18  0.002376

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  read_ssfs_record(): register callback ssfs_dbi_trace and max level 2

4 ETW000                                                                                                  21  0.002397

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Entering function "RSecSSFsGetRecord" [rsecssfs.c 872]          26  0.002423

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Configuration data read from environment parameters [rsecssfs.c 4353]

4 ETW000                                                                                                  86  0.002509

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Data file "D:\usr\sap\D15\SYS\global\security\rsecssfs\data\SSFS_D15.DAT" opened for read [rsecssfs.c 2539]

4 ETW000                                                                                                 101  0.002610

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Key read from key file "D:\usr\sap\D15\SYS\global\security\rsecssfs\key\SSFS_D15.KEY" [rsecssfs.c 1466]

4 ETW000                                                                                                  73  0.002683

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Exiting function "RSecSSFsGetRecord" with return code 0 (message: <No message available>) [rsecssfs.c 940]

4 ETW000                                                                                                 243  0.002926

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  read_ssfs_record(): DB_CONNECT/DEFAULT_DB_PASSWORD read successfully from ssfs

4 ETW000                                                                                                  28  0.002954

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  read_ssfs_record(): deregister callback ssfs_dbi_trace                    18  0.002972

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  read_ssfs_record(): register callback ssfs_dbi_trace and max level 2

4 ETW000                                                                                                  21  0.002993

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Entering function "RSecSSFsGetRecord" [rsecssfs.c 872]          25  0.003018

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Configuration data read from environment parameters [rsecssfs.c 4353]

4 ETW000                                                                                                  87  0.003105

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Data file "D:\usr\sap\D15\SYS\global\security\rsecssfs\data\SSFS_D15.DAT" opened for read [rsecssfs.c 2539]

4 ETW000                                                                                                 129  0.003234

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Key read from key file "D:\usr\sap\D15\SYS\global\security\rsecssfs\key\SSFS_D15.KEY" [rsecssfs.c 1466]

4 ETW000                                                                                                  85  0.003319

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Record with key "DB_CONNECT/DEFAULT_DB_CON_ENV" not found in secure storage [rsecssfs.c 2561]

4 ETW000                                                                                                 101  0.003420

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  RSecSSFs: Exiting function "RSecSSFsGetRecord" with return code 1 (message: Record with key "DB_CONNECT/DEFAULT_DB_CON_ENV" not found in secure storage) [rsecssfs.c 940]

4 ETW000                                                                                                  66  0.003486

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  read_ssfs_record(): not found is accepted, RSecSSFsGetRecord(DB_CONNECT/DEFAULT_DB_CON_ENV)=1 : Record with key "DB_CONNECT/DEFAULT_DB_CON_ENV" not found in secure storage

4 ETW000                                                                                                  32  0.003518

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  read_ssfs_record(): deregister callback ssfs_dbi_trace                    18  0.003536

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  database is local: connect_timeout: 3                                   7883  0.011419

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Thread ID:14180                                                           50  0.011469

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  lib_dbsl 720 11/06/2013 11:15:00                                          14  0.011483

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  720_EXT build                                                             11  0.011494

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Using dynamic link library 'D:\usr\sap\D15\SYS\exe\uc\NTAMD64\dbsybslib.dll'

4 ETW000                                                                                                  21  0.011515

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  dbsybslib.dll patch info                                                  44  0.011559

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]    SAP patchlevel  0                                                       13  0.011572

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]    SAP patchno  600                                                        11  0.011583

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]    Last SYBASE DBSL patchlevel 0                                           12  0.011595

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]    Last SYBASE DBSL patchno         521                                    11  0.011606

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]    Last SYBASE DBSL patchcomment IBM i: Multi-connect to SYBASE IQ (1946327)

4 ETW000                                                                                                  21  0.011627

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  lpc:(local) connection used on SAPDES2                                    31  0.011658

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  lpc:(local) connection used on SAPDES2                                667678  0.679336

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  spid 30 comm rd ODBC                                                   40574  0.719910

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  spid 12 unc rd ODBC                                                      298  0.720208

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Thu Apr 24 09:44:29 2014                                              231651  0.951859

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Driver: Adaptive Server Enterprise Driver release: 15.7.0.105             28  0.951887

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Driver full version: Sybase ASE ODBC Driver/15.7.0/ESD#1/P/x86/Windows/drvmain/Build 105/32-bit/Normal/Wed Feb 15 UTC 18:35:16 2012

4 ETW000                                                                                                  42  0.951929

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  dbs/syb/cache_size: 2000                                                  19  0.951948

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  GetServerInfo version: Adaptive Server Enterprise/15.7.0/EBF 19783 SMP Refresh #4/P/X64/Windows Server/aseasapga/2823/64-bit/OPT/Wed Dec 14 16:46:51 2011

4 ETW000                                                                                                 528  0.952476

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  GetServerInfo release: 15.7.0.009                                        451  0.952927

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  GetServerInfo architecture: x86_64                                        27  0.952954

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  GetServerInfo edition: P                                                  18  0.952972

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  GetServerInfo byte width: 64 bit                                          18  0.952990

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  ERROR: -1 in function CheckCodepageType (SQLExecDirect failed) [line 29721]

4 ETW000                                                                                               56689  1.009679

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  (208) [42000] [Sybase][ODBC Driver][Adaptive Server Enterprise]DBPROPERTIES not found. Specify

4 ETW000                                                                                                  36  1.009715

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]   owner.objectname or use sp_help to check whether the object exists (sp_help may

4 ETW000                                                                                                  27  1.009742

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]   produce lots of output).                                                 18  1.009760

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  DbSlConnect hdl: 0                                                       846  1.010606

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  trace file set                                                            27  1.010633

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Connection 0 opened (DBSL handle 0)                                       21  1.010654

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  ERROR: -1 in function StartSelect (execute) [line 20241]               83281  1.093935

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  (208) [42000] [Sybase][ODBC Driver][Adaptive Server Enterprise]SVERS not found. Specify owner.

4 ETW000                                                                                                  39  1.093974

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  objectname or use sp_help to check whether the object exists (sp_help may produc

4 ETW000                                                                                                  27  1.094001

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  e lots of output).                                                        17  1.094018

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  sql statement is ==> SELECT VERSION FROM SVERS                            27  1.094045

4 ETW000                        /* R3::0 T:SVERS */

4 ETW000  [    dblink  ,00000]  ***LOG BZA=>table SVERS      does not exist on database                   62  1.094107

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  ERROR: -1 in function StartSelect (execute) [line 20241]               58923  1.153030

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  (208) [42000] [Sybase][ODBC Driver][Adaptive Server Enterprise]DDNTT not found. Specify owner.

4 ETW000                                                                                                  40  1.153070

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  objectname or use sp_help to check whether the object exists (sp_help may produc

4 ETW000                                                                                                  27  1.153097

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  e lots of output).                                                        18  1.153115

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  sql statement is ==> SELECT COMPCNT, UNICODELG FROM "DDNTT" WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS'

4 ETW000                        /* R3::0 T:DDNTT                                                          35  1.153150

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]   */                                                                       31  1.153181

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  NTAB: SELECT COMPCNT, UNICODELG FROM DDNTT WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS' FAILED

4 ETW000                                                                                                  87  1.153268

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  ERROR: -1 in function StartSelect (execute) [line 20241]                1181  1.154449

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  (208) [42000] [Sybase][ODBC Driver][Adaptive Server Enterprise]DDNTT not found. Specify owner.

4 ETW000                                                                                                  39  1.154488

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  objectname or use sp_help to check whether the object exists (sp_help may produc

4 ETW000                                                                                                  27  1.154515

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  e lots of output).                                                        17  1.154532

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  sql statement is ==> SELECT VERSION FROM "DDNTT" WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS'

4 ETW000                        /* R3::0 T:DDNTT */                                                       35  1.154567

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]   */                                                                       15  1.154582

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  NTAB: SELECT VERSION FROM DDNTT WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS' FAILED            23  1.154605

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  ERROR: -1 in function StartSelect (execute) [line 20241]                1137  1.155742

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  (208) [42000] [Sybase][ODBC Driver][Adaptive Server Enterprise]DDNTT not found. Specify owner.

4 ETW000                                                                                                  39  1.155781

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  objectname or use sp_help to check whether the object exists (sp_help may produc

4 ETW000                                                                                                  27  1.155808

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  e lots of output).                                                        17  1.155825

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  sql statement is ==> SELECT DBASE FROM "DDNTT" WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS'

4 ETW000                        /* R3::0 T:DDNTT */                                                       35  1.155860

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]   */                                                                       15  1.155875

4 ETW000  [dbntab.c    ,00000]  *** ERROR => NTAB: SELECT VERSION/DBASE FROM DDNTT WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS' FAILED

4 ETW000                                                                                                  41  1.155916

4 ETW000  [    dbntab  ,00000]  ***LOG BZY=>unexpected return code 103        calling NTAB                33  1.155949

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  NTAB: db_ntab(): init_ntab failed, returning 2                            50  1.155999

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  ERROR: -1 in function StartSelect (execute) [line 20241]                1152  1.157151

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  (208) [42000] [Sybase][ODBC Driver][Adaptive Server Enterprise]XXXXT not found. Specify owner.

4 ETW000                                                                                                  38  1.157189

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  objectname or use sp_help to check whether the object exists (sp_help may produc

4 ETW000                                                                                                  27  1.157216

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  e lots of output).                                                        18  1.157234

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  sql statement is ==> SELECT COMPCNT, UNICODELG FROM "XXXXT" WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS'

4 ETW000                        /* R3::0 T:XXXXT                                                          35  1.157269

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]   */                                                                       16  1.157285

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  NTAB: SELECT COMPCNT, UNICODELG FROM XXXXT WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS' FAILED

4 ETW000                                                                                                  30  1.157315

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  ERROR: -1 in function StartSelect (execute) [line 20241]                1138  1.158453

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  (208) [42000] [Sybase][ODBC Driver][Adaptive Server Enterprise]XXXXT not found. Specify owner.

4 ETW000                                                                                                  38  1.158491

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  objectname or use sp_help to check whether the object exists (sp_help may produc

4 ETW000                                                                                                  27  1.158518

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  e lots of output).                                                        18  1.158536

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  sql statement is ==> SELECT VERSION FROM "XXXXT" WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS'

4 ETW000                        /* R3::0 T:XXXXT */                                                       56  1.158592

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]   */                                                                       16  1.158608

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  NTAB: SELECT VERSION FROM XXXXT WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS' FAILED            22  1.158630

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  ERROR: -1 in function StartSelect (execute) [line 20241]                1131  1.159761

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  (208) [42000] [Sybase][ODBC Driver][Adaptive Server Enterprise]XXXXT not found. Specify owner.

4 ETW000                                                                                                  38  1.159799

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  objectname or use sp_help to check whether the object exists (sp_help may produc

4 ETW000                                                                                                  27  1.159826

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  e lots of output).                                                        17  1.159843

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  sql statement is ==> SELECT DBASE FROM "XXXXT" WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS'

4 ETW000                        /* R3::0 T:XXXXT */                                                       35  1.159878

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]   */                                                                       16  1.159894

4 ETW000  [dbntab.c    ,00000]  *** ERROR => NTAB: SELECT VERSION/DBASE FROM XXXXT WHERE TABNAME = 'SVERS' FAILED

4 ETW000                                                                                                  35  1.159929

4 ETW000  [    dbntab  ,00000]  ***LOG BZY=>unexpected return code 103        calling NTAB                29  1.159958

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  NTAB: db_ntab(): init_ntab failed, returning 2                            25  1.159983

2EETW000 sap_dext called with msgnr "2":

2EETW000 ---- db call info ----

2EETW000 function:   db_ntab

2EETW000 fcode:      NT_RDTDESCR

2EETW000 tabname:    TADIR

2EETW000 len (char): 5

2EETW000 key:        TADIR

2EETW000 retcode:    2

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  db_con_rollback (con_da={R/3,0,0},th_rollback=1,tx=0)                   1804  1.161787

Any opinion? ....

Thanks.