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IZ89011: LIBC.A.MIN MISSING SYMBOLS FOR UFORMAT APPLIES TO AIX 7100-00

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Installing a system with erase_only or complete_overwrite
    and  ERASE_ITERATIONS = 1
    and  ERASE_PATTERNS = ff
    on 6.1 will fail with :
    + Log Scrub_Drives
    Erasing drives
    Scrub_Drives: Erasure of drive hdisk10 failed.
    

Local fix

  • If a 5.3 spot is availabe customer may erase the disk
    using
    that spot then install using is normal spot.
    Customer may also be able to mount the drive on another
    partition then format the disk from there.
    

Problem summary

  • utility uformat or any other utility, running at system startup
    time, which uses libc functions priv_copy(), priv_subset() or
    localtime_r() will fail
    

Problem conclusion

  • define priv_copy(), priv_subset() and localtime_r() in
    libc.a.min so that they are available during system startup
    time
    

Temporary fix

Comments

  • 6100-02 - use AIX APAR IZ79379
    6100-03 - use AIX APAR IZ79321
    6100-04 - use AIX APAR IZ69733
    6100-05 - use AIX APAR IZ78532
    6100-06 - use AIX APAR IZ74858
    7100-00 - use AIX APAR IZ89011
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IZ89011

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.1

  • Reported component ID

    5765H4000

  • Reported release

    710

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2010-11-12

  • Closed date

    2010-11-12

  • Last modified date

    2013-03-28

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

    IZ69733

  • 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 U843827

       UP11/05/12 I 1000

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 March 2013