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Could not Load SQL*Plus on AIX Server (Doc ID 1063697.6)

Last updated on JANUARY 29, 2024

Applies to:

SQL*Plus - Version 8.1.7.1 and later
IBM AIX on POWER Systems (32-bit)

Symptoms

When executing client applications, such as "SQL*Plus", you see the following errors:

  % sqlplus <user>/<password>
    Could not load program sqlplus
    Could not load library libclntsh.a[shr.o]
    Error was: No such file or directory

Cause

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