IV56647: INCORRECT OWNERSHIP FOR SOME FILES IN THE SUBDIRECTORY GSKIT8 ON SOLARIS

WebSphere MQ V7.5 Fix Pack 7.5.0.4
Fix Pack 7.1.0.6 for WebSphere MQ V7.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The ownership of some files in the subdirectory /opt/mqm/gskit8
  beneath the WebSphere MQ product install directory /opt/mqm is
  set to a user ID and group ID that is not "mqm". The following
  example shows the incorrect ownership.
  
  -r-xr-xr-x 1 827 508 209 Aug 11 2011 copyright
  -r-xr-xr-x 1 827 508 313 Aug 11 2011 private_checkinstall
  -r-xr-xr-x 1 827 508 313 Aug 11 2011 private_postinstall
  -r-xr-xr-x 1 827 508 4535 Aug 11 2011 ReadMe.txt
  
  There is no harm to WebSphere MQ functionality, but the files
  ought to be owned by mqm:mqm, not by user 827 group 508. On some
  systems these IDs might potentially correspond to a real user or
  group, so will appear as names not numbers. However, in most
  cases they will not correspond to a real user or group, and the
  numbers above will be displayed.
  

Local fix

• The files could be changed to mqm:mqm ownership by the user
  using the chown command, if required.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users installing WebSphere MQ on Solaris operating systems.
  There is no impact to the functionality of the product because
  of this defect.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  Solaris SPARC, Solaris x86-64
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  The files listed in the Error Description were being left out of
  the list of files that need mqm:mqm ownership. The WebSphere MQ
  install scripts were therefore not setting the ownership on
  these files correctly. There is no impact to functionality of
  the product, but the files ought to be owned by mqm:mqm, not by
  user 827 group 508.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed by ensuring that the latest data for the
  subscription user is stored after an alter request to a
  subscription object so that the new value persists over queue
  manager restart.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v7.0       7.0.1.13
  v7.1       7.1.0.6
  v7.5       7.5.0.4
  
  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 SOL X86-64

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7231

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY

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