PH07824: CTCMD DOES NOT HONOR UMASK CHANGES MADE WITHIN PERL SCRIPTS CALLING CTCMD

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 7 (9.0.1.7) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 8 (9.0.1.8) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 9 (9.0.1.9) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 10 (9.0.1.10) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 11 (9.0.1.11) for 9.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a user Perl script calling CtCmd performs a ClearCase task
  like creating a view, if a custom umask was set before the
  operation, the operation may execute with the wrong umask,
  resulting in objects being created with incorrect permissions.
  This is mst commonly seen when using CtCmd::cleartool to create
  a VOB or view.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of the ClearCase CtCmd & MtCmd utilities.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * ClearCase umask management was changed due to multi-thread   *
  * considerations.  Long lived CtCmd processes only obtained    *
  * umask once (at startup).                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase version 9.0.1.7 - also requires
  CtCmd 1.15 & MtCmd 1.16  (please contact ClearCase Customer
  support)
  

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

  CLEARCASE WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2900

Applicable component levels

• R901 PSY

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