OA52495: CKR0988 12 SYNTAX ERROR: ")" WHEN SPECIFYING SPECIAL PASSWORD CHARACTERS COPYING A USER

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CKR0988 12 Syntax error: ")" - seen when specifying special
  password characters copying a user via RA.U -> C, for example:
  CKR0988 12 Syntax error: ")" expected instead of operator at
  "<%)," on CKRCMDV line 7
  or
  CKR0987 12 Syntax error: field name expected instead of field
  name at "-1TST)," on CKRCMDV line 7
  CKR0988 12 Syntax error: ")" expected instead of field name at
  "-1TST)," on CKRCMDV line 7
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of zSecure Admin for RACF using the    *
  *                 'COPY USER' line command in interactive mode *
  *                 and users of zSecure Admin using the CARLa   *
  *                 COPY statement to copy a user.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: zSecure Admin for RACF generates a      *
  *                      MSGCKR0988 when performing a COPY USER  *
  *                      and the password contains special       *
  *                      characters.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF provided.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  When special characters are used in the NEWPASSWORD argument for
  the 'COPY USER' CARLa statement, zSecure Admin issues a
  MSGCKR0988 which begins with the text "Syntax error: ...".
  

Problem conclusion

• zSecure Admin has been modified so that special password
  characters are accepted in the NEWPASSWORD argument for the
  'COPY USER' CARLa statement.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• ×**** PE17/07/17 PTF IN ERROR. SEE APAR OA53399  FOR DESCRIPTION
  

APAR Information

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

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

  OA52588 UA91634

Modules/Macros

•    CKAFMTA  CKAINPEV CKAINPH  CKAOUSMF CKGINC
  CKGINP   CKGINPC  CKGINPI  CKRDLKUP CKRINFC  CKRINLS  CKRINLT
  CKRINMO  CKRINP@  CKRINPA  CKRINPC  CKRINPD  CKRINPE  CKRINPF
  CKRINPG  CKRINPI  CKRINPL  CKRINPM  CKRINPN  CKRINPO  CKRINPR
  CKRINPS  CKRINPUT CKRINPV  CKRINPZ  GKRDLKUP GKRFMTA  GKRINFC
  GKRINLS  GKRINLT  GKRINMO  GKRINP@  GKRINPA  GKRINPC  GKRINPD
  GKRINPE  GKRINPEV GKRINPF  GKRINPG  GKRINPH  GKRINPI  GKRINPL
  GKRINPM  GKRINPN  GKRINPO  GKRINPR  GKRINPS  GKRINPUT GKRINPV
  GKRINPZ  GKROUSMF
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ZSEC BASE,ADMIN

• Fixed component ID

  5655T0100

Applicable component levels

• R221 PSY UA91634

     UP17/04/20 P F704

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