PI59823: IBM EXPLORER FOR Z/OS V3.0.0 - FEKLOGS LOOPING IN REXX PROGRAM FEKLOGR WHEN ANALYZING A FILE SYSTEM WITH NOSETUID FLAG SET

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the FEKLOGS utility provided in IBM Explorer for z/OS
  v3.0.0 to the server and user logs, the utility gets stuck in a
  loop due to a missing semicolon ";"
  

Local fix

• To workaround the issue, the FEKLOGR can be corrected by adding
  the missing semicolon ";" after the "do" on lines 3032 and 3033
  of /usr/lpp/IBM/zexpl/bin/feklogs.rex and FEK.SFEKPROC(FEKLOGR).
  
  Before:
  003031     select
  
  003032     when SUid = 1 then do xRC=8; MsgHeader='** ERROR **';
  end
  003033     when SUid = 0 then do xRC=0; MsgHeader='** INFO **';
  end
  003034     otherwise             xRC=4; MSgHeader='** WARNING
  **'
  
  After:
  003031     select
  
  003032     when SUid = 1 then do; xRC=8; MsgHeader='** ERROR
  **'; end
  003033     when SUid = 0 then do; xRC=0; MsgHeader='** INFO **';
  end
  003034     otherwise              xRC=4; MSgHeader='** WARNING
  **'
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: 01.z/OS Explorer users/administrators        *
  *                    collecting host logs.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 01."FEKLOGS" tool loops when            *
  *                         processing a file system mounted     *
  *                         with the NOSETUID flag set.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  01."FEKLOGS" tool loops when processing a file system mounted
     with the NOSETUID flag set.
  

Problem conclusion

• 01.Fixed coding error.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

•    FEKFLOGS FEKLOGR
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  EXP FOR Z/OS HO

• Fixed component ID

  5655EXP23

Applicable component levels

• R300 PSY UI37161

     UP16/05/17 P F702

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