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JDBC OCI Driver Connection Fails: UnsatisfiedLinkError: no ocijdbc11 in java.library.path (Doc ID 398948.1)

Last updated on APRIL 10, 2024

Applies to:

JDBC - Version 11.1.0.7 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On a  Solaris or Linux platform, a 11.2.0.3 JDBC OCI Driver client program is executed : 

$ $ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin/java -cp $ORACLE_HOME/jdbc/lib/ojdbc5.jar:. <JAVA_PROGRAM>
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
11.2.0.3.0
jdbc:oracle:oci:@//<HOSTNAME>:<PORT>/<SERVICE_NAME>

This Java program is accessing a 11.2.0.3 Oracle database server ( running on the same machine as the Java client program).

Depending on the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable settings, the UnsatisfiedLinkError exception is thrown :

 1. LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib

Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
11.2.0.3.0
jdbc:oracle:oci:@//<HOSTNAME>:<PORT>/<SERVICE_NAME>

2. LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/instantclient_11_2/lib

Changes

 

Cause

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