APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
When attempting to copy a file from the MQ appliance to another machine using SCP, if the target user account has an equals sign (=) in its password then the copy fails with the following error: % Copy: File copy error
Local fix
Do not use passwords that contain equals sign(=)
Problem summary
**************************************************************** USERS AFFECTED: This issue affects users of the MQ Appliance. Platforms affected: MultiPlatform **************************************************************** PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A user executed the copy command from the MQ appliance command line interface to copy a file to another machine using the SCP protocol, but the target user's account had an equals sign (=) in its password which caused the copy to fail as follows: mqa(config)# copy mqdiag://runmqras_QM1.zip scp://[email protected]//tmp/ Password: ****************************** % Copy: File copy error The problem occurred because of a logic error in the MQ Appliance which prevented the scp copy code from handling equals signs in passwords correctly.
Problem conclusion
The MQ Appliance has been updated to ensure that passwords containing equals signs (=) are handled correctly. --------------------------------------------------------------- The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs: Version Maintenance Level v8.0 8.0.0.6 The latest available maintenance can be obtained from 'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes' http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037 If the maintenance level is not yet available information on its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ Planned Maintenance Release Dates' http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT17004
Reported component name
IBM MQ APPL M20
Reported component ID
5725S1400
Reported release
800
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2016-09-12
Closed date
2016-10-25
Last modified date
2017-03-10
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Fix information
Fixed component name
IBM MQ APPL M20
Fixed component ID
5725S1400
Applicable component levels
R800 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
10 March 2017