IT27652: IBM SPECTRUM PROTECT PLUS CATALOG BACKUP MAY FAIL WITH "NO SUCH FILE OR DIRECTORY: '/ROOT/.PGPASS.OLD'"

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The IBM Spectrum Protect Plus catalog backup may fail messages
  in joblog:
  ERROR,1539493205656,Sun 1 Jan 2018 04:00:05 UTC,2,Done
  protection of Configuration catalog. Duration: 108 ms
  Result: Failed. Error Code:1 Description:Traceback (most recent
  call last):
   File "managedb.py" line 2126 in <module>
   File "managedb.py" line 15 in main
   File "managedb.py" line 912 in create_pgsql_pwdfile
  OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/root/.pgpass'
  ...
  ERROR,1539493207544,Sun 1 Jan 2018 04:00:25 UTC,2,One or more
  catalog tasks failed
  
  Versions affected: Any version 10.1.x before 10.1.2 build 240
  
  Keywords: TS001453243 , SPP, SPPlus; catalog tasks failed "Errno
  2" backup fail
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * BM Spectrum Protect Plus level 10.1.2, 10.1.3                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level        *
  * 10.1.2.350 and 10.1.4  Note that this is subject to change   *
  * at the discretion of IBM                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem occurred when multiple instance of the script ran at
  the same time. The code has been added to handle this use case.
  

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

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels