IZ24175: THE USER SPECIFY THE "NEWLOGBASEDON=MTIME" VARIABLE IN THE CONF FILE, "CHMOD NNN FILE" CAUSES TO FIRE THE EVENT.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem Description:
  When the customer specify the "NewLogBasedOn=mtime" variable in
  the tecad_logfile.conf, "chmod nnn file" causes to fire the
  event.
  Failing TEC Component(s): adapter
  
  Customer/Recreate Environment: HP-UX 11
  
  Database:                 N/A
  
  TME Framework:            4.1.1 + TMF-0070
  
  Install Method:           Upgrade
  
  TEC Server:               TEC 3.9.0+FP05
  
  Tec Gateway:              TEC 3.9.0+FP05
  
  Tec UI Server:            TEC 3.9.0+FP05
  
  Websphere server:         N/A
  
  Tec Console:              N/A
  
  Endpoints:                41138
  
  Adapter:                  TEC 3.9.0+FP05
  
  TMR/TEC same machine:     YES
  
  Affected Locale(s):       N/A
  
  Collected Information :   none
  
  (Placed in l2l3 folder - /tivoli/tec/l2l3/APARs/)
  
  Last Known Good Level:    N/A
  
  L3 Acknowledged:          Yes/No (LB)
  
  Recreate Steps/Correct information:   (Defect)
  I tested this behavior on my AIX environment.
  I performed the following operation.
  1. Edit the ACP profile
  2. Specify the "ctime" to the "NewLogBasedOn" parameter and save
  it.
  3. Distribute the profile to the endpoint.
  4. perform the following operation to check
    - touch file
    - chmod NNN file
    - chgrp group file
  Continue from step-1. changing the "NewLogBasedOn" parameter to
  "mtime"
  and "cmtime".
  
  The result is as follows.
  The event was sent on all of cases.
  ------------------------------------------------------
  NewLogBasedOn | touch file | chmod      | chgrp      |
  ------------------------------------------------------
  mtime         | sent event | sent event | sent event |
  ------------------------------------------------------
  
  Local fix:                none
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of TEC EEIF adapters on Unix
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When an adapter config file contains the
  * following keyword and value: NewLogBasedOn=mtime, the adapter
  * will still treat the log as new when the size does not change,
  * but the ctime does change.
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply maintenance vehicle listed below
  ****************************************************************
  This functionality was not implemented on Unix- on creation time
  was tracked, etc.
  

Problem conclusion

• ctime was the only attribute preserved in the structures that
  tracked each logsource. Added mtime for Unix and associated
  logic to update, check, etc. Now the Unix adapters behave as the
  Win adapters in that mtime, ctime and cmtime are all valid
  checked values as per the existing doc on these values.
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the
  following maintenance packages:
  
  | LA Fix | 3.9.0.8-TIV-TEC-LA0091
  
  Note: Search IBM Technical Support web site for maintenance
  package availability.
  

Temporary fix

• N/A
  

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

  TIVOLI ENT.CONS

• Fixed component ID

  5698TEC00

Applicable component levels

• R390 PSY

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