IZ59893: 'ITMCMD AGENT -C START XX' AFFECTS XX.CONFIG FILE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment:
  ITM 621 Unix/Lunix
  
  
  Problem Description:
    The command reference for itmcmd says the -c command option in
    'itmcmd agent -c start xx' indicates that the configuration
  
   file used on agent startup should not be updated or
  regenerated. This command option appears to be ignored.
  
  
  
  Detailed Recreation Procedure:
    a) Install an agent (ux, ul, lz, cq, or whatever)
    b) itmcmd config -A xx
    c) ls -l CANDLEHOME/config/xx.config
    d) itmcmd agent -c start xx
    e) ls -l CANDLEHOME/config/xx.config
  
  
    The last step will show the time stamp of xx.config has
  changed after
    the agent was started.
  

Local fix

• No current local fix or Workaround
  
  itcmd config -c will update and regenerate the config file
  

Problem summary

• In 6.21, the option -c does not work.  pc.config file is
  regenerated even though the option is specified.
  

Problem conclusion

• There are two causes for the issue:
  1. In the installer codes, the option is overwritten by the
  default value which is without -c.
  2. For Unix/Linux OS agent, the codes used to start watchdog
  regenerate the config file
  
  
  
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
  
     | fix pack | 6.2.1-TIV-ITM-FP0001
     | fix pack | 6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0002
  

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

  OMEG DIST INSTA

• Fixed component ID

  5608A41CI

Applicable component levels

• R621 PSY

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