PH29313: DEBUG PROFILE SERVICE CAPITALIZES PASSWORD WHEN PASSING THE DEBUG PROFILE REQUEST TO THE HOST

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM z/OS Debugger v14.2
  
  When using the Debug Profile Service API to manipulate debug
  profiles, the user must provide an existing userid and password
  to connect to the host system.
  
  Currently, the password is capitalized when the debug profile
  request is passed to the host, so if the password contains
  mixed case characters, this might cause invalid password
  messages IRR013I or ICH408I to be displayed on the host,
  preventing the user login.
  
  The Debug Profile Service will be updated to keep the case of
  the password when passing the request.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users who use Debugger Profile and host passwords are case   *
  * sensitive.                                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When creating debug profiles using the Debug Profile Editor, *
  * the profile will fail to activate when the password          *
  * specified is mixed case and the host passwords are case      *
  * sensitive.                                                   *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was caused by incorrect forcing of user's password
  to capitalized.
  
  This problem is fixed in the following products:
  - IBM Debug for z/OS
  - IBM Developer for z/OS
  - IBM Developer for z/OS Enterprise Edition
  

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

  DEV FOR Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels