Unable to start HTTP server, error while loading shared libraries: libdb.so.2

Applies to:

Oracle Enterprise Linux – Version: 5.8
Oracle EBS R12.1.3

Description:

After cloning EBS R12 successfully, when I am going to start the services, find that the HTTP_Server is down. I have tried to restart the HTTP service, but could not start. All services of Oracle EBS going to startup normal except HTTP server:

Solution:

Find the following error in HTTP server log file:

There is missing some libraries.
Shutdown all EBS services and create a link for missing library as below:
Find that the library libdb.so.2 not exists. So create the link as below:

Now start all services and retest the issue:

HTTP Server is started normal, Oracle EBS is up and running now.

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Rana Abdul Wahid is an Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) with expertise in Oracle RMAN recovery, Oracle EBS administration, backup and recovery, performance tuning, database cloning, and troubleshooting critical Oracle database issues.