Article - CS26988

Method Server failed to start with “java.sql.SQLException: ORA-28000: the account is locked” error in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 09-Jul-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 10.0 to 12.0
  • Pro/INTRALINK 8.x + 10.0 to 11.1

Description

  • Windchill PDMLink Method Server failed to start after importing LDIF to WDS during upgrade
  • Windchill failed to start during Database Server outages
  • Server Manager shows below error:
    ORA-28000 error of the account being locked   
  • Error in ServerManager log:
date/time ERROR [main] wt.manager.CacheMasterNegotiator - Failed to acquire JDBC connection
java.sql.SQLException: ORA-28000: the account is locked

    at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:447)
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:389)
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:382)
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIfun.processError(T4CTTIfun.java:675)
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoauthenticate.processError(T4CTTIoauthenticate.java:448)

date/time FATAL [main] wt.server.manager - ServerManagerMain abort
java.sql.SQLException: ORA-28000: the account is locked
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