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IV65238: GROUP AND USER NAME ATTIBUTE IN SECURITY FILTER DO NOT WORK

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Product: Tivoli Network Manager
    Version: 3.9, 4.1.0, 4.1.1
    Component: unmanage.xml
    
    Environment:
    This has been replicated in a basic install of ITNM, all the
    defaults accepted.
    
    Symptoms:
    In
    $NCHOME/precision/profiles/TIPProfile/etc/tnm/tools/unmanage.xml
      we have a filter called <security>
    The documented attributes for the section are user, group or
    role name;
    
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/api/content/SSSHRK
    _4.1.1/com.ibm.networkmanagerip.doc_4.1.1/itnm/ip/wip/admin/refe
    rence/nmip_adm_xmlattributesforsecurityfilters.html
    
    The default filter is set to <role name="ncp_manage_unmanage"/>
    And this filter works fine:
    Log in as itnmadmin and you can unmanage or manage a device in
    Network Views by right hand clicking on the device icon and
    selecting the unmanage/manage tool from the list.
    Log in as itnmuser and that option is not available.
    
    But the other two attributes do not work.
    Set the attribute to
    <user name="itnmadmin"/>
    or
    <group name="Network_Manager_IP_Admin"/>
    
    ... and then log in as itnmadmin, and the unmanage option is not
    available.
    

Local fix

  • Use only the working role name.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * ITNM users using 3.9FP4 and older, 4.1 GA or 4.1.1GA         *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * The user and group attributes didn't work as described in    *
    * this doc:                                                    *
    *                                                              *
    * http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/api/content/SS *
    * SHRK                                                         *
    * _4.1.1/com.ibm.networkmanagerip.doc_4.1.1/itnm/ip/wip/admin/ *
    * refe                                                         *
    * rence/nmip_adm_xmlattributesforsecurityfilters.html          *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * | fix pack | 3.9.0-ITNMIP-FP0005                             *
    * | fix pack | 4.1.0-ITNMIP-FP0001                             *
    * | fix pack | 4.1.1-ITNMIP-FP0001                             *
    * | fix pack | 3.9.4-ITNMIP-IF0001                             *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • use role attribute as workaround
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV65238

  • Reported component name

    TIV NETWK MGR I

  • Reported component ID

    5724S4500

  • Reported release

    411

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2014-09-25

  • Closed date

    2014-10-22

  • Last modified date

    2015-04-13

  • 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

    TIV NETWK MGR I

  • Fixed component ID

    5724S4500

Applicable component levels

  • R410 PSN

       UP

  • R410 PSY

       UP

  • R411 PSN

       UP

  • R411 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
13 April 2015