Domino on Linux: “Could not load de strings from resource”

Today I had the pleasure to consolidate 2 Domino server on Windows into a brand new Linux based Domino 8.5.2 server.

I did not expect any bigger issues. But I was proved wrong. After starting the http task on the new server I saw the following lines on the server console:

Could not load de strings from resource module: nstrings_de
Could not load de strings from resource module: nstrings
Could not load de strings from resource module: nhttprs_de

No big deal, as such error is caused by a wrong setting of the default language in the server document or the default website document.

A quick look into the document and … everything was OK. The server is EN and no language pack is installed. And the default string resource language in the website document was also “English”.

I resaved the document but the server still complained about the missing resources.

I then set the “Load Internet configurations from Server\Internet Sites documents:” to disabled and looked into the Web Engine Settings section of the server document. And there it was

I changed the setting to English, set the “Load Internet configurations from Server\Internet Sites documents:” to enabled again and saved the document. Now the HTTP task starts without an error.

I found the same wrong setting on another Domino running on Windows. On this server the HTTP task starts without any error.