IV92472: CHGRPMEM AND CHGROUP FAIL TO ADD A USER TO AN EMPTY LDAP GROUP APPLIES TO AIX 7100-03 17/04/21 PTF PECHANGE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• # lsuser -a registry groups ruser
  ruser registry=LDAP groups=rgroup
  
  # lsgroup emptygr
  emptygr id=204 admin=false registry=LDAP
  
  # chgrpmem -R LDAP -m + ruser emptygr
  3004-692 Error changing "users" to "ruser" :
  Value is invalid.
  
  # chgroup -R LDAP users=ruser emptygr
  3004-692 Error changing "users" to "ruser" :
  Value is invalid.
  

Local fix

• use the "chuser" command to add a user to an empty group
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:
  * Systems running the 7100-03 Technology Level with
  * any of the following filesets at or between the given levels:
  * MIN          MAX          FILESET
  * 7.1.3.46     7.1.3.49     bos.rte.security
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  * # lsuser -a registry groups ruser
  * ruser registry=LDAP groups=rgroup
  * # lsgroup emptygr
  * emptygr id=204 admin=false registry=LDAP
  * # chgrpmem -R LDAP -m + ruser emptygr
  * 3004-692 Error changing "users" to "ruser" :
  * Value is invalid.
  * # chgroup -R LDAP users=ruser emptygr
  * 3004-692 Error changing "users" to "ruser" :
  * Value is invalid.
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:
  * Install APAR IV92472.
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Since a group with 0 users is valid case,return a empty string
  instead of 0
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  IV91174

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.1

• Fixed component ID

  5765H4000

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY U874126

     UP17/04/10 I 1000