APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
If the mqipt.conf file is saved in UTF-8 encoding, MQ IPT fails to start with the following error message: MQCPE017 The exception java.io.IOException: MQCPE019 The stanza [global] was not found before the following : ï[Uxbb][Uxbf] The MQ IPT service also fails to start. This can happen after editing the mqipt.conf file on some platforms, such as Windows 2012, where text editors may save the file in UTF-8 by default.
Local fix
Save the mqipt.conf file in ASCII encoding.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** USERS AFFECTED: This issue affects all users of IBM MQ Internet Passthru (MQ IPT) version 2.1. Platforms affected: MultiPlatform **************************************************************** PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Some text editors on certain platforms, such as Notepad in Windows 2012, save a file in UTF-8 by default, with the first bytes of the file being the Unicode Byte Order Mark (BOM). MQ IPT assumed that the mqipt.conf is in the system default encoding, and did not expect the first bytes of the file to contain the BOM. If the mqipt.conf file was in UTF-8 encoding, the presence of the BOM caused MQIPT to report an error and fail to start as the configuration file did not start with the [global] stanza.
Problem conclusion
MQ IPT has been updated to check for the presence of the BOM at the start of the mqipt.conf file, and correctly process the configuration file in UTF-8 encoding if it is present. --------------------------------------------------------------- The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs: Version Maintenance Level v2.1 2.1.0.4 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
IT22911
Reported component name
IBM MQ BASE M/P
Reported component ID
5724H7261
Reported release
900
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2017-10-24
Closed date
2017-10-26
Last modified date
2017-10-26
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Fix information
Fixed component name
IBM MQ BASE M/P
Fixed component ID
5724H7261
Applicable component levels
R900 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
26 October 2017