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IC96729: TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGE CLIENT 6.4.0.0 JOURNAL BASE FILESET INSTALL CHANGES /USR OWNER:GROUP FROM (BIN/BIN) TO (ROOT/SYSTEM)

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Tivoli Storage Manager journal base fileset installation change
    /usr owner group from (bin/bin) to (root/system)
    
    smitty install
    
    tivoli.tsm.filepath.rte     2.2.0.42        USR         APPLY
    SUCCESS
    tivoli.tsm.filepath.rte     2.2.0.42        ROOT        APPLY
    SUCCESS
    tivoli.tsm.client.jbb.64bit 6.4.0.0         USR         APPLY
    SUCCESS
    
    # ls -la
    drwxr-xr-x   47 root     system         4096 Oct 03 06:28 usr
    
    
    Tivoli Storage Manager Versions affected:
    Tivoli Storage Manager Client 6.4 on AIX platforms.
    
    Additional Keywords:
    tivoli.tsm.filepath.rte filepath
    
    
    Initial Impact:
    Low
    

Local fix

  • Change /usr OWNER:GROUP by following command after Tivoli
    Storage Manage Journal Base Backup fileset installation
    # chown bin:bin /usr
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All Backup-Archive client version 5.5 to 6.4 *
    *                 on AIX using JBB.                            *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                  *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This prob *
    *                 lem is currently projected to be fixed in le *
    *                 vels 6.3.2 and 6.4.2. Note that this is subj *
    *                 ect to change at the discretion of IBM.      *
    ****************************************************************
    *
    

Problem conclusion

  • The package was modified to no longer change
    the group:owner of /usr.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IC96729

  • Reported component name

    TSM SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5698ISMSV

  • Reported release

    64A

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-10-09

  • Closed date

    2013-10-29

  • Last modified date

    2013-10-29

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

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

Modules/Macros

  • FILEPATH
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    TSM CLIENT

  • Fixed component ID

    5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

  • R63A PSY

       UP

  • R63W PSY

       UP

  • R64A PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 October 2013