PM66670: WHEN LOGIN ATTRIBUTE VALUE HAS "=" SIGN IN IT, INVALIDUNIQUENAME EXCEPTION IS THROWN.

8.0.0.4: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 4
8.5.0.1: WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Fix Pack 1
8.0.0.5: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 5
8.5.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Fix Pack 2
8.0.0.6: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 6
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8.0.0.8: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 8
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8.0.0.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 12
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• UniqueName formation was incorrect which leads to login failure
  with 6/5/12 9:53:35:968 EDT] 00000087 UserRegistryI E
  SECJ0363E: Cannot create credential for the user tw=admin
  because of the following exception
  com.ibm.websphere.wim.exception.InvalidUniqueNameException:
  CWWIM0515E  The 'tw=admin' entity is not in the scope of the
  'defined' realm.
   at
  com.ibm.ws.wim.RepositoryManager.getRepositoryIndexByUniqueName(
  RepositoryManager.java:333)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.wim.RepositoryManager.getRepositoryID(RepositoryManag
  er.java:279)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.retrieveEntityFromRepository(Profi
  leManager.java:2800)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.retrieveEntity(ProfileManager.java
  :2916)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.getImpl(ProfileManager.java:1614)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.genericProfileManagerMethod(Profil
  eManager.java:364)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.get(ProfileManager.java:417)
   at
  com.ibm.websphere.wim.ServiceProvider.get(ServiceProvider.java:3
  66)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.wim.registry.util.BridgeUtils.getEntityByIdentifier(B
  ridgeUtils.java:622)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.wim.registry.util.UniqueIdBridge.getUniqueUserId(Uniq
  ueIdBridge.java:202)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.wim.registry.WIMUserRegistry$6.run(WIMUserRegistry.ja
  va:568)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.runAs(ContextManager
  Impl.java:5445)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Virtual member manager (VMM) throws     *
  *                      InvalidUniqueNameException when the     *
  *                      login attribute value contains an       *
  *                      equal sign "=".                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  VMM throws InvalidUniqueNameException when the login attribute
  value contains a "=". When an equal sign "=" is encountered in
  the login name for example 'tw=admin', VMM treats this as a
  distinguished name (DN) and hence the login fails.
  

Problem conclusion

• You need to set a custom property using the following
  command
  
  $AdminTask configureAdminWIMUserRegistry {-customProperties
  {"com.ibm.ws.wim.registry.allowDNPrincipalNameAsLiteral
  =true"} }
  
  When this property is set, VMM determines whether the login
  name ends with a baseEntry. If the login name does not end
  with a baseEntry it is not treated as a DN and the login is
  successful.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix packs 8.0.0.4 and 8.5.0.1.  Please refer to the
  Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP