IC78150: THE CLIENT IS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO A RESTRICTED DIRECTORY WHEN US ING THE (S)FTP CLIENT.

Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.4
Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.9
Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.11
Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.10

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the HOD FTP client graphical interface the end user
  is able to use the mouse to navigate to a restricted directory.
  The ftp client becomes locked and shows the new restricted path
  but the
  directory content pane still shows the current directory.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of HOD SFTP sessions                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: HOD SFTP tries an incorrect directory   *
  *                      after a directory with insufficient     *
  *                      permissions is accessed.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When a HOD SFTP user tries to browse a remote directory with
  insufficient access permissions, SFTP client's address bar
  shows the incorrect path and has to be edited manually to
  continue browsing.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem was solved by refreshing the address bar with the
  current directory path value when this exception condition
  occurs.
  
  Scheduled to be available in HOD 11.0.4 Refresh pack
  

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:

  IP23331

Modules/Macros

• SFTP     FTP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  HOD

• Fixed component ID

  5733A5901

Applicable component levels

• RB00 PSY

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