IZ58284: CFMUPDATENODE -F OPTION DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The cfmupdatenode command using the -f option to specify
  a file
  does not work if that file has an extension.
  For example,  if you have 2 files
   /cfmroot/etc/hosts._test1 and /cfmroot/etc/hosts._test2
  then cfmupdatenode -N test1 -f /cfmroot/etc/hosts._test1
  will
  fail to update the file to the nodes in test1 group.
  

Local fix

• 1) do not use -f option for same files with multiple ._
  extensions
     cfmupdatenode -N test1   to push files to nodes in
  test1 group
  or
  2) make sure there exists a version of the file without
  extensions
  then use -f option without extension.
     cfmupdatenode -N test1 -f /cfmroot/etc/hosts
      will push out /cfmroot/etc/hosts._test1 to the test1
  nodes.
  

Problem summary

• When the same file exists with multiple extensions and the
  -f flag is used to specify one of the files, cfmupdatenode
  is unable to distribute it.  During the internal processing
  the extension is removed from the filename and then a
  check to determine if the file was specifed with -f fails
  resulting in the file not being distributed.
  
  The files are distributed correctly if the -f flag is not
  specified.
  

Problem conclusion

• cfmupdatenode has been modified to better manage filenames
  with extensions when they are specified with the -f flag,
  enabling the files to be distributed.
  

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

  CSM FOR AIX BAS

• Fixed component ID

  5765F6700

Applicable component levels

• R171 PSY U872436

     UP16/03/24 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

• U832562 csm.server 1.7.1.5

• U834204 csm.server 1.7.1.6

• U835517 csm.server 1.7.1.7

• U836300 csm.server 1.7.1.8

• U836480 csm.server 1.7.1.9

• U839132 csm.server 1.7.1.10

• U832562 csm.server 1.7.1.5

• U834204 csm.server 1.7.1.6

• U835517 csm.server 1.7.1.7

• U836300 csm.server 1.7.1.8

• U836480 csm.server 1.7.1.9

• U839132 csm.server 1.7.1.10

• U840142 csm.server 1.7.1.11

• U840142 csm.server 1.7.1.11

• U844047 csm.server 1.7.1.12

• U844047 csm.server 1.7.1.12

• U872436 csm.server 1.7.1.13

• U872436 csm.server 1.7.1.13