PH56340: REPORT ON SOME POTENTIAL INSTALLATION PROBLEMS DURING STARTUP FAILURE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Report on some potential installation problems during startup
  failure
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM HTTP Server                *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If bin/envvars is not present,          *
  *                      bin/apachectl is likely to fail in      *
  *                      difficult to debug ways.                *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  bin/envvars is responsible for setting up the shared library
  path
  to allow bin/httpd to find bundled libraries and IBM GSKit.
  There are seemingly a number of ways bin/envvars can be
  inadvertently deleted, including one unknown way that is
  happening for new installations.
  

Problem conclusion

• bin/apachectl was updated to print an error when bin/envvars is
  absent.  This update will only be present on new installations a
  bin/apachectl is not serviceable.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in IBM HTTP
  Server fix packs 8.5.5.25 and 9.0.5.18. For more information, se
  'Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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

  IBM HTTP SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0801

Applicable component levels