PH10089: INSTALL_IHS -GROUP SHOULD MAKE MORE DIRECTORIES GROUP WRITEABLE

9.0.5.1: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 1
9.0.5.2: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 2
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
9.0.5.3: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 3
8.5.5.20: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.20
8.5.5.18: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18
8.5.5.19: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 19
8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using install_ihs -group changes these to be group writable:
  /<IHS_Runtime>/version.signature
  /<IHS_Runtime>/logs
  /<IHS_Runtime>/bin/apachectl
  
  But during post install processing, other files (such as files
  in bin) can be added/changed.  So install_ihs -group should
  change this too.
  

Local fix

• Change permission bits on the config directory to 770
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of IBM HTTP Server on z/OS            *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Permission errors when using a          *
  *                      restricted user to run IHS.             *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  If restricted user WWWSERV starts IHS, but another user
  (USER1) is the one that ran install_ihs to create an instance
  in the filesystem, errors may be reported at IHs startup even
  if the -group option was supplied to install_ihs.
  

Problem conclusion

• install_ihs was updated to change permissions on additional
  directories when -group is specified.  The argument to -group
  must be a group shared by the user that starts IHS and the
  user that created the webserver instance with "bin/install_ihs"
  
  This fix is targeted for 9.0.5.1 and 8.5.5.16.
  

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

  WAS IHS ZOS

• Fixed component ID

  5655I3510

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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