PM58430: 'ccm_install -v' is running chmod and chown

Rational Synergy Fix Pack 2 (7.2.0.2) for 7.2
Rational Synergy Fix Pack 6 (7.1.0.6) for 7.1
Rational Synergy Fix Pack 6 (7.2.0.6) for 7.2
Rational Synergy Interim Fix 1 for 7.2.0.6
Rational Synergy Interim Fix 2 for 7.2.0.6
Rational Synergy Fix Pack 7 (7.2.0.7) for 7.2
Rational Synergy Interim Fix 1 for 7.2.0.7
Rational Synergy Interim Fix 2 for 7.2.0.7
Rational Synergy Interim Fix 3 for 7.2.0.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• 0) Tested on linux with Rational Synergy 7.1.0.5 and 7.2.0.1
  
  1) Install Synergy (7.1 or 7.2) on linux.
  
  2) If you verify the Synergy installation with the command
  'ccm_install -v', launched as 'ccm_root' (important), you will
  get the following output:
  ##
  ccm_install -v
  Verifying IBM Rational Synergy (informix) in the directory
  '/usr/local/ccm/ccm71/' ...
  chmod: changing permissions of `/etc/informix': Operation not
  permitted
  chown: changing ownership of `/etc/informix': Operation not
  permitted
  chmod: changing permissions of
  `/etc/informix/trusted.insecure.directories': Operation not
  permitted
  chown: changing ownership of
  `/etc/informix/trusted.insecure.directories': Operation not
  permitted
  chmod: changing permissions of `/etc/informix/trusted.uids':
  Operation not permitted
  chown: changing ownership of `/etc/informix/trusted.uids':
  Operation not permitted
  Verifying ccm ...
  Verifying jre ...
  Verifying informix ...
  Checking required utilities ...
  ccm_install: IBM Rational Synergy installation complete and
  correct
  ##
  
  =? You can see here that 'ccm_install -v', instead of just
  verifying the ownership and permissions,
  is trying to modify the ownership and permissions of the
  /etc/informix/* files.
  If you run 'ccm_install -v' as root, you won't see those
  'operation not permitted' messages as 'root' has the permission
  to modify the ownership and permissions.
  
  The command 'ccm_install -v' should just verify the Synergy
  installation.It shouldn't modify anything
  Also the Exit Status, following the 'ccm_install -v' launched as
  ccm_root, returns '0', although the messages report some
  'operation not permitted'.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  "ccm_install -v" is running chmod and chown
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in Synergy 7.2.0.2 and planned to be fixed in Synergy
  7.1.0.6.
  

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

  TLOGIC SYNERGY

• Fixed component ID

  5724V66SN

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSN

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