IC75159: IDS 11.50.FC8W2 INSTALLATION SHOWS AN ERROR ON SOLARIS 64BIT SPARC

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The following error appears during IDS installation:
  ...
      Creating uninstaller...
  
  
  
      id: illegal option -- u
  
  
  
      Usage: id [-ap] [user]
  
  
  
      /informix/11.50.FC8W2/gskit/installgskit: test: argument
  expected
  ...
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users installing Informix 11.70.xC8 on Solaris platforms and *
  * installing GSKit at the same time.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The code to determine if the user is root used 'id -u' which *
  * does not work on Solaris platforms.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Users can upgrade Informix 11.50.xC9 or obtain a patch to    *
  * resolve this.                                                *
  * It is also possible to edit the script                       *
  * $INFORMIXDIR/gskit/installgskit to remove this test.         *
  * The script must be run as 'root' in order for it to succeed. *
  * The test is just to point out a possible error scenario.     *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Code has been changed to correctly determine userid on Solaris
  platforms.  Fixed in Informix 11.50.xC9.
  

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

  IBM IDS ENTRP E

• Fixed component ID

  5724L2304

Applicable component levels

• RB15 PSY

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