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PK44550: JAVA.LANG.ILLEGALARGUMENTEXCEPTION: ILLEGAL CHARACTER(S) IN MESSAGE HEADER VALUE: OCCURS WHEN RUNNING CONFIGURE-WCM TASK.

 

APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • WP 6.0.1
    
    Long User IDs do not authenticate correctly with the 6.0.1 WCM
    configuration Base64Encoding inserting CRLF. This causes the
    HTTP authentication in class
    com.ibm.wps.config.HttpCheckTask2.java to fail.
    
    The following errors can be seen in the ConfigTrace.log:
    
         [logmsg] 2007.04.26 12:46:14.788
    action-init-wcm-default-library
       [logmsg]   EJPCA3100I: Configuration task
    "action-init-wcm-default-library" in progress
    
    [http-check2] HttpCheckTask2: Attempting to connect to
    http://hostname:30038/wps/wcm/WCMDefaultLibrary. (Attempt 1 of
    3)
    [http-check2] HttpCheckTask2: Failed to connect to server.
    Exception:
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal character(s) in
    message
    header value: Basic
    dWlkPXdjbXQwMWFkbWluLG91PXBlb3BsZSxvdT1pbnRlcm5hbCxvPWFsbHRlbDp3
    Y210MDFh
    ZG1p
    [http-check2] bg==
    [http-check2]   Retrying in 5 seconds...
    .
    .
    .
    [http-check2]   Retrying in 1 seconds...
    [http-check2] HttpCheckTask2: Attempting to connect to
    http://hostname:30038/wps/wcm/WCMDefaultLibrary. (Attempt 3 of
    3)
    [http-check2] HttpCheckTask2: Failed to connect to server.
    Exception:
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal character(s) in
    message
    header value: Basic
    dWlkPXdjbXQwMWFkbWluLG91PXBlb3BsZSxvdT1pbnRlcm5hbCxvPWFsbHRlbDp3
    Y210MDFh
    ZG1p
    [http-check2] bg==
    Target finished: action-init-wcm-default-library
    Target finished: configure-wcm
    ---- Begin dump of properties ----
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • The WPSconfig target "configure-wcm" may fail in the subtask
    "action-init-wcm-default-library" during WCM configuration.
    Long User IDs do not authenticate correctly due to
    Base64Encoding insertion of CRLF, which causes the HTTP
    authentication to fail.
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PK44550

  • Reported component name

    WRKPLC WEB CON

  • Reported component ID

    5724I2900

  • Reported release

    601

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2007-05-03

  • Closed date

    2007-06-27

  • Last modified date

    2009-07-21

  • 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

    WRKPLC WEB CON

  • Fixed component ID

    5724I2900

Applicable component levels

  • R60A PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 September 2020