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HD51150: CNEXT REGSERVER CMD MODIFIES ACCESS TO REGISTRY

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APAR status

  • Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

  • Scenario :
1) Login to a windows machine with a user ID wth
   Administrator authorization
2) Launch cmd prompt
3) Change to the CATIA V5R14 bin folder
4) Execute cnext /unregserver
5) Execute cnext /regserver then logoff
6) Login with a different user ID with Administrator
   authorization
7) Click the Start Windows button
8) Execute the regedt32 command
9) The Registry Editor appears
10) Select HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
    .CATDrawing/CATIA.Drawing/ShellNew
    MB3 + Permissions
11) List of users is displayed and the result is
    Administrator and Everyone
    The same applies to CATPart and CATProduct
12) Click OK and close the window
13) Logoff and then login with a general user AAA
14) Click the Start Windows button
15) Execute the regedt32 command
16) The Registry Editor appears
17) Select HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
    .CATDrawing/CATIA.Drawing/ShellNew
    MB3 + Permissions
18) List of users is displayed and the result is
    Administrator and Everyone
    The same applies to CATPart and CATProduct
19) Click OK and close the window
20) Files which have extension are displayed
    correctly and they can be read in a CATIA session
21) Logoff
22) Logon with a user ID with Administrator
    authorization
23) Change to the CATIA V5R15 bin folder
24) Execute cnext /regserver
25) Execute regedt32
26) Select KEY_CLASSES_ROOT
    /.CATDrawing/CATIA.Drawing/ShellNew
    MB3 + Permissions
27) List of users is displayed but
    Everyone is replaced by SYSTEM
28) Logoff and logon with general user ID AAA
29) Launch cmd prompt
30) Change to the CATIA V5R14 bin folder
31) Execute cnext /regserver
32) Error occurs.
33) Click the Start Windows button
34) Execute the regedt32 command
35) The Registry Editor appears
36) Select lect HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
    /.CATDrawing/CATIA.Drawing/ShellNew
->  Error occurs
37) Check access
->  No user IDs have access authorization
38) Logoff and logon with a general user ID BBB
39) Launch cmd prompt
40) Change to the CATIA V5R14 bin folder
41) Execute cnext /regserver
42) The same error as for user AAA occurs
43) Select Windows Startr button
44) Execute regedt32
45) The Registry Editor appears
46) Select "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
/.CATDrawing/CATIA.Drawing/ShellNew
-> Error occurs
47) Check access
->  No user IDs have access authorization
.
Additional Information :
This problem was not observed on V5R14 or
earlier CATIA releases.
.
On V5R15 and V5R16, this problem was observed
and was reproducible in the following conditions:
.
- Multiple users use the same machine
- Multiple CATIA environments were installed
  on the same machine
.
Expected Result :
Access authorization should not modified by
execution of "REGSERVER" on R15 and R16.
(Behaviour should be the same with R14 and
earlier CATIA release levels)
.

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • CNEXT REGSERVER CMD MODIFIES ACCESS TO REGISTRY
FILES
Scenario :
1) Login to a windows machine with a user ID wth
Administrator authorization.
2) Launch cmd prompt
3) Change to the CATIA V5R14 bin folder
4) Execute cnext /unregserver
5) Execute cnext /regserver then logoff
6) Login with a different user ID with Administrator
authorization
7) Click the Start Windows button
8) Execute the regedt32 command
9) The Registry Editor appears
10) Select HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
.CATDrawing/CATIA.Drawing/ShellNew
MB3 + Permissions
11) List of users is displayed and the result is
Administrator and Everyone
The same applies to CATPart and CATProduct
12) Click OK and close the window
13) Logoff and then login with a general user AAA
14) Click the Start Windows button
15) Execute the regedt32 command
16) The Registry Editor appears
17) Select HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
.CATDrawing/CATIA.Drawing/ShellNew
MB3 + Permissions
18) List of users is displayed and the result is
Administrator and Everyone
The same applies to CATPart and CATProduct
19) Click OK and close the window
20) Files which have extension are displayed
correctly and they can be read in a CATIA session
21) Logoff
22) Logon with a user ID with Administrator
authorization
23) Change to the CATIA V5R15 bin folder
24) Execute cnext /regserver
25) Execute regedt32
26) Select KEY_CLASSES_ROOT
/.CATDrawing/CATIA.Drawing/ShellNew
MB3 + Permissions
27) List of users is displayed but
Everyone is replaced by SYSTEM
28) Logoff and logon with eneral user ID AAA
29) Launch cmd prompt
30)  Change to the CATIA V5R14 bin folder
31) Execute cnext /regserver
32) Error occurs.
33) Click the Start Windows button
34) Execute the regedt32 command
35) The Registry Editor appears
36) Select lect HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
/.CATDrawing/CATIA.Drawing/ShellNew
-> Error occurs.
37) Check access
-> No user IDs have access authorization
38) Logoff and logon with a general user ID BBB
39) Launch cmd prompt
40) Change to the CATIA V5R14 bin folder
41) Execute cnext /regserver
42) The same error as for user AAA occurs
43) Select Windows Startr button
44) Execute regedt32
45) The Registry Editor appears
46) Select "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
/.CATDrawing/CATIA.Drawing/ShellNew
-> Error occurs
47) Check access
-> No user IDs have access authorization
.
Additional Information :
This problem was not observed on V5R14 or earlier
CATIA releases.
.
On V5R15 and V5R16, this problem was observed
and was
reproducible under the following condition :
- Multiple users use the same machine.
- Multiple CATIA environment were installed in the
same machine.
.
Expected Result :
Access authorization should not modified by
execution of "REGSERVER" on R15 and R16.
(Behaviour should be the same with R14 and
earlier CATIA release levels)
.

    



Problem conclusion


    

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Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

  • This problem occurs with multiple users and
with more than one CATIA level installed on
the same machine.
It does not occur if any mix of the following
CATIA levels are installed:
.
V5R16SP4
V5R17GA
.

    



APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    HD51150
    • 

  • Reported component name
    CATIA V5 NT>XP
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    569151000
    • 

  • Reported release
    515
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  UR1
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2006-03-31
    • 

  • Closed date
    2007-01-31
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2007-01-31
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    CATIA V5 NT>XP
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    569151000
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R517  PSN
       UP
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            Modified date:
            

            31 January 2007
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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