PH49645: SECURECONTROL/SECUREDATA COMMENTS NOT VALID ON FTP DATA

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The FTP client configuration (FTP DATA) file unable to process
  comments after the ';' (semicolon) on SECURECONTROL and
  SECUREDATA statements when comments are followed by the 'YES'
  parameter.
  .
  For example,
  SECURECONTROL YES ; Secure control connection
  SECUREDATA    YES ; Secure data connection
  .
  For above configuration on FTP DATA file following messages are
  displayed when initiating a secured FTP connection.
  .
  SECURECONTROL value ; is not valid. Default value used.
  SECUREDATA value ; is not valid. Default value used.
  Which is misleading. The above messages should not be displayed
  for this configuration as the texts after the ';' (semicolon)
  should be processed as comments.
  

Local fix

• The support is added to handle the comments properly in FTBVMSUB
   PASCAL part under the 'SecureControlState:' and
  'SecureDataState:´routines to fix this issue.
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the z/VM FTP Client             *
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  z/VM TCP/IP FTP DATA (FTP client) file
  fails to recognize comment (;) on
  SECUREDATA and SECURECONTROL statements.
  .
  For example,
  Consider following statements on FTP DATA:
  .
  SECURECONTROL YES ; Secure control
  SECUREDATA YES ; Secure data
  .
  When initiating FTP connection,
  following messages are displayed:
  .
  SECURECONTROL value ; is not valid.
  Default value used.
  SECUREDATA value ; is not valid.
  Default value used.
  

Problem conclusion

• Updates are made into FTBVMSUB PASCAL file under
  'SecureControlState: and 'SecureDataState:' routines to add
  support for ';' (comment) recognition. The part update is
  available in FTP MODULE.
  .
  Now, if the z/VM TCP/IP FTP DATA (FTP client) file is updated
  as below for SECUREDATA and SECURECONTROL statements.
  .
  For example,
  .
  SECURECONTROL YES ; Secure control
  SECUREDATA YES ; Secure data
  .
  When initiating FTP connection, FTP session establishes without
  following messages being displayed:
  .
  SECURECONTROL value ; is not valid.
  Default value used.
  SECUREDATA value ; is not valid.
  Default value used.
  

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:

  UI83110 UI83111

Modules/Macros

• FTBVMSUB
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TCP/IP FOR Z/VM

• Fixed component ID

  5735FAL00

Applicable component levels

• R720 PSY UI83110

     UP22/11/10 P 2302

• R730 PSY UI83111

     UP22/11/10 I 1000

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