IV07041: ADD ESCAPE CHARACTER IN TAKE ACTION COMMANDS

IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.2 Fix Pack 8 (6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0008)
IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.2 Fix Pack 9 (6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0009)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• APAR Type:Field
  Approver Initials: LK
  Severity:2
  Reported Release: 622
  Compid:  5724C04TE Tivoli Enterprise Management Agent
  ABSTRACT: Add escape character in take action commands
  
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  Take action command with substituted value might fail, if
  substituted value contains special characters such as ", $, | ,
  etc.  Agent framework should allow user to specify the
  escape character and the list of special characters  and
  automatically inject the escape character into the substituted
  value of take action command.
  This APAR is for take action commands executed on the agent.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• A take action command with a substituted value might fail, if
  the substituted value contains special characters such as ", $,
  | , etc. Monitoring Agent should allow user to specify the
  escape character and the list of special characters and then
  automatically inject the escape character into the substituted
  value of take action command.
  
  In order for this APAR to be properly implemented in your
  environment, two new environment variables have been added.  See
  the "Install Actions" section of the APAR conclusion for more
  details.
  

Problem conclusion

• Examination of the problem indicated that the real issue was the
  effect of command line processing on quotes injected into the
  take action command from the values in substitution variables.
  Code has been changed to either remove or substitute a string
  for single and/or double quotes in take action substitution
  variable values.  The operation is specified using two
  environment variables.
  
  
  Install Actions
  
  In order for this APAR to be properly implemented in your
  environment, two new environment variables have been added.
  
  CTIRA_REMAP_SQUOTE for single quotes and CTIRA_REMAP_DQUOTE for
  double quotes.  A value of *DEFAULT will cause the appropriate
  quote to be removed.  Any other value will be substituted for
  the appropriate quote.  If either variable is not specified,
  then no action is taken for that type of quote.
  
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
  
    | fix pack | 6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0008
  

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:

  OA39097

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TEMA

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04TE

Applicable component levels

• R622 PSY

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