IC80650: MQ 7.1 INSTALLATION ON WINDOWS FAILS AT PREPARE MQ WIZARD STEP WITHOUT CHANCE TO PROVIDE CORRECT DOMAIN INFORMATION

Fix Pack 7.1.0.2 for WebSphere MQ V7.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Prepare WebSphere MQ Wizard fails to provide an option to
  configure WebSphere MQ for domain user when logged in under a
  domain user, instead it displays an error page with following
  message:
  
  An unexpected error has occurred while validating the security
  credentials of user 'domain\userid'.
  Ensure that the network is operational, and that all required
  domain controllers are available.
  

Local fix

• Customer can work around
  the problem by setting the domain user id and password in the MQ
  Series service. Ensure to rerun Prepare WebShpere MQ Wizard for
  completeness after configuring domain userid.
  
  Note:
  At 7.1 WMQ will install one service and, if it is the primary
  (or only) installation on a machine, it will also install a
  second service, which is intended as a migration aid for
  customers moving from earlier
  releases.
  
  The service that you always get is named
  'MQ_<INSTALLATION_NAME>' so, for 'Installation1' this will be
  called 'MQ_Installation1', this is the one that needs to run
  under either MUSR_MQADMINx or the
  specially configured domain userid.
  
  The service that you get for the primary installation only is
  called the old name 'IBM MQSeries' and is expected only ever to
  run under LocalSystem. It's only purpose in life is to start the
  real (MQ_<INSTALLATION_NAME>) service.
  
  Hence, use the Windows services panel or sc config command to
  change the service named MQ_<INSTALLATION_NAME>, so that it runs
  under the domain userid.
  Eg: sc config MQ_<INSTALLATION_NAME> obj=<domain>\<username>
  password=<password>
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of WebSphere MQ v7.1 who need to use the Prepare
  WebSphere MQ Wizard when logged in under a domain user id.
  
  Platforms affected:
  Windows
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  Prepare WebSphere MQ wizard Checks that the proxy server
  configuration enables services to obtain group membership
  information of the logged in domain user. While performing such
  a security check, appropriate error code is not returned back
  causing Prepare WebSphere MQ Wizard to fail with Unexpected
  error.
  

Problem conclusion

• WebSphere MQ v7.1 code has been modified such that the
  appropriate error code is returned back during security check,
  so that Prepare WebSphere MQ wizard provides options to
  configure Domain details.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
                     v7.1
  Platform           Fix Pack 7.1.0.2
  --------           --------------------
  Windows            7.1.0.2
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
  'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

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

  WMQ WINDOWS V7

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7220

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY

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