PM18910: SECJ0055E MESSAGE DOES NOT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN BAD USERID / PASSWORD AND HAVING TO ACCESS TO APPL CLASS

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• Upon an authentication failure, currently WebSphere prints
  the SECJ0055E message. This message does not report whether
  authentication failed due to bad userid / password, or for
  another reason such as the userid not having READ access to the
  appropriate profile in the APPL class.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V6.0.1                               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Upon an authentication failure,         *
  *                      currently WebSphere prints              *
  *                      the SECJ0055E message. This message     *
  *                      does not report whether                 *
  *                      authentication failed due to bad        *
  *                      userid / password, or for               *
  *                      another reason such as the userid not   *
  *                      having READ access to the               *
  *                      appropriate profile in the APPL class.  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  APAR PM18910 is being closed FIN with concurrence from the
  submitting customer. This means that a fix to this APAR is
  expected to be delivered from IBM in a release which is being
  developed at the time that the APAR was closed. The latest
  release of the product to exit development at the time this
  APAR was closed was:
  WebSphere Application Server 7.0
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  PM29117 PM29118

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R601 PSY

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