IC87417: WMQFTE V7.0.4: A MANAGED FILE TRANSFER WITH A SFTP PROTOCOL BRIDGE AGENT AS THE SOURCE FAILS WITH BFGBR0118E.

WebSphere MQ V7.5 Fix Pack 7.5.0.1
WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition V7.0 Fix Pack 7.0.4.3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using a WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition V7.0.4 protocol
  bridge agent of type SFTP to source a managed file transfer
  fails with a BFGBR0118E error. A trace of the failing transfer
  shows the failing scanDirectory call:
  
  c.i.w.b.session.sftp.SFTPSession
  ----+----+----+-- ! scanDirectory,
  BFGBR0118E: Bridge agent was unable to view directory because
  [com.ibm.wmqfte.bridge.protocol.ProtocolException]
  
  The trace and transfer log report the managed file transfer as
  successful, but with no files being transferred:
  
  BFGRP0036I: The transfer request has successfully completed,
  although no files were transferred.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  This issue affects users of WebSphere MQ File Transfer edition
  version 7, or the Managed File Transfer component of WebSphere
  MQ version 7.5, who are using the SFTP protocol bridge to
  retrieve files from the home directory of an SFTP user, where
  the SFTP user's home directory is the UNIX root directory ('/'),
  and the transfer definition requires that files are
  transferred from the SFTP user's home directory.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  The directory path conversion routines within the SFTP bridge
  agent classes incorrectly handled the case where the SFTP user's
  home directory is the UNIX root directory. This resulted in a
  blank path supplied over SFTP when enquiring the contents of the
  user's home directory, which failed with the BFGBR0118E error.
  

Problem conclusion

• The SFTP bridge agent classes have been modified such that the
  correct path is supplied over SFTP when the SFTP user's home
  directory is the UNIX root directory.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Platform           v7.0
  --------           --------------------
  Multiplatforms     7.0.4.3
  
  Platform           v7.5
  --------           --------------------
  Multiplatforms     7.5.0.1
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
  'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

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

  WMQ FILE TRANSF

• Fixed component ID

  5724R1000

Applicable component levels

• R704 PSY

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