Arc: connect oracle system/manager exec(): 0509-036 Cannot load program /arcexe83/bin/dbi_oracle

Error Message

Connecting to an Oracle 8i database on IBM fails with the following error:

"Arc: connect oracle system/manager
exec(): 0509-036 Cannot load program /arcexe83/bin/dbi_oracle
because of the following errors:
0509-150 Dependent module libclntsh.a(shr.o) could not be
loaded.
0509-022 Cannot load module libclntsh.a(shr.o).
0509-026 System error: A file or directory in the path name
does not exist.
Server oracle, pid: 123 terminated normally"

Cause

The ArcInfo executable DBI_ORACLE fails to find the Oracle library libclntsh.a(shr.o) located in $ORACLE_HOME/lib.

Solution or Workaround