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.

 

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

  1. Hi,
    what are strong arguments for Linux as server operating system?
    Which Linux version would you advise?
    Regards
    Jürgen

  2. We are using SLES 10.3 on our servers. Admins are familiar with this distribution. We are a Novell shop and Novell is also SUSE.
    Strongest argument: It is not Windows 🙂 I found that Domino on Linux is more stable than on Windows. I have one server that ran for almost 400 days. Start and forget.

  3. Apart from the usual “non windows” stuff: Linux will probably utilise existing hardware much better.
    We migrated three year old servers from Windows to Linux and found that it’s performance is much better and still good enough to be used.
    In fact Linux in my experience is much better in memory usage (without 64 bit OS) and does a good job in being stable.
    If you do not like Suse you might want to take a look at RHEL (Red Hat) or Centos if you are looking for a low budget solution.
    Also I would not recommend to use Centos in enterprise environments.

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