PI11635: VIEW PRIVATE AND CHECKED-OUT FILES INCORRECTLY APPEARING AS 0 BYTE FILES WITH JANUARY 1970 TIME/DATE STAMPS ON LINUX HOSTS

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Under certain conditions, the IBM Rational ClearCase
MultiVersion File System (MVFS) may not correctly set the
time/date stamp or file size for a newly created view private
file or newly checked out file. Under these undetermined
conditions, the file will have a size of 0 bytes and a time
stamp of midnight, January 1st, 1970 GMT (Unix 'epoch' time).

Local fix

Use of the Unix "touch" command on impacted files will reset the
time/date stamp to the current value, and the file size will
also be correctly updated.

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
* Users of IBM Rational ClearCase using dynamic views on Linux *
* systems.                                                     *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
* If a Remote Procedure Call to the view server fails during a *
* get attributes operation, the file attributes for a file     *
* could be reset so the length would be set to 0 and the       *
* creation, access and modification times would be set to      *
* January 1, 1970.                                             *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
* The customer should upgrade to IBM Rational ClearCase        *
* versions 8.0.0.11 or 8.0.1.04 or later.                      *
****************************************************************

Problem conclusion

IBM Rational ClearCase versions 8.0.0.11 and 8.0.1.04 and later
will no longer incorrectly reset the file attributes if there is
a failure in a Remote Procedure Call.

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

APAR number
PI11635
Reported component name
CLEARCASE UNIX
Reported component ID
5724G2901
Reported release
712
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2014-02-12
Closed date
2014-06-02
Last modified date
2014-06-27

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
CLEARCASE UNIX
Fixed component ID
5724G2901

Applicable component levels

R712 PSN
UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 June 2014

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PI11635: VIEW PRIVATE AND CHECKED-OUT FILES INCORRECTLY APPEARING AS 0 BYTE FILES WITH JANUARY 1970 TIME/DATE STAMPS ON LINUX HOSTS

Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

Special Attention

Submitted date

Closed date

Last modified date

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

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R712 PSN

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