IJ26522: ADDING DISCONNECTED SCANNER SCHEDULE FOR HARDWARE SCANS FAILS ON SLES 11.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A command used in one subroutine of "setup.sh" script, meant to
  schedule hardware scans to be run by disconnected scanner,
  fails on SLES 11.1:
  
  ---
  (crontab -l | grep -v
  "/var/opt/ILMT/bin/run_hw_CRON.sh" ; echo '0,30 * * * *
  "/var/opt/ILMT/bin/run_hw_CRON.sh"')| crontab
  crontab: usage
  error: file name must be specified for replace
  usage: crontab
  [-u user] file
  crontab [-u user] [ -e | -l | -r ]
  (default
  operation is replace, per 1003.2)
  -e (edit user's crontab)
  -l
  (list user's crontab)
  -r (delete user's
  crontab)
  ---
  
  TS003940789
  

Local fix

• No workaround.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  *****************
  ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  
  A command used in one subroutine of "setup.sh" script, meant to
  
  schedule hardware scans to be run by disconnected scanner,
  
  fails on SLES 11.1:
  
  
  
  ---
  
  (crontab -l | grep -v
  
  "/var/opt/ILMT/bin/run_hw_CRON.sh" ; echo '0,30 * * * *
  
  "/var/opt/ILMT/bin/run_hw_CRON.sh"')| crontab
  
  crontab: usage
  
  error: file name must be specified for replace
  
  usage: crontab
  
  Ý-u user¨ file
  
  crontab Ý-u user¨ Ý -e | -l | -r ¨
  
  (default
  
  operation is replace, per 1003.2)
  
  -e (edit user's crontab)
  
  -l
  
  (list user's crontab)
  
  -r (delete user's
  
  crontab)
  
  ---
  
  
  
  TS003940789
  
  ****************************************************************
  *****************
  * EXPECTED RESULTS:
  * The issue does not occur.
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply appropriate update when available.
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
   | Update | ILMT 9.2.21.0
  ****************************************************************
  

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

  LIC METRIC TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  5724LMTEM

Applicable component levels