PH64639: A QUEUE MANAGER WITH AN INVALID CHLAUTH RULE ADDRESS PARAMETER PREDEFINED BEFORE PH59144 WILL NOT START AF 24/12/23 PTF PECHANGE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A queue manager with an invalid chlauth rule address parameter
  predefined before PH59144 will not start after applying PH59144.
  
  As part of rebuilding chlauth cache on queue manager startup any
  predefined chlauth rules will go through the new checking added
  by PH59144. If a definition that is considered invalid by the
  new rules set by PH59144 is attempted this will prevent the
  queue manager from starting.
  .
  Additional symptoms and keywords:
  DUMP TITLE=RTP9,ABN=5C6-00D4009F,U=MQMTASK ,C=MQ900.920.RMC -
    CSQRSTRT,M=CSQRCRFR,LOC=CSQMLPLM.CSQMERST+0000275C
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM MQ for z/OS Version 9       *
  *                 Release 2 Modification 0,                    *
  *                 Release 3 Modification 0 and                 *
  *                 Release 4 Modification 0.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A queue manager will not start after    *
  *                      applying PH59144.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  A queue manager with an invalid chlauth rule address parameter
  predefined before PH59144 will not start after applying PH59144.
  
  As part of rebuilding chlauth cache on queue manager startup any
  predefined chlauth rules will go through the new checking added
  by PH59144. If a definition that is considered invalid by the
  new rules set by PH59144 is attempted this will prevent the
  queue manager from starting.
  

Problem conclusion

• The new checking added by PH59144 will no longer be made when
  loading existing CHLAUTH rules into memory during Queue Manager
  start.
  

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:

  UI99923 UI99924 UI99925

Modules/Macros

• CMQXRSCL CSQXRSCL
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IBM MQ Z/OS V9

• Fixed component ID

  5655MQ900

Applicable component levels

• R200 PSY UI99925

     UP25/02/18 P F502 {

• R300 PSY UI99924

     UP25/02/18 P F502 {

• R400 PSY UI99923

     UP25/02/18 P F502 {

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