PI63035: TRANSIENT USER LOOKUP VIA OBJECTID FAILS WITH ENTITYNOTFOUNDEXCEPTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• While the lookup of a transient user using its DN is working
  fine, the lookup might fail when using the ObjectID (aka
  uniqueID) for lookup.
  
  A typical failure stack looks like this:
  
  [5/24/16 0:13:45:468 EDT] 0000012d exception     1
  com.ibm.websphere.wim.exception.EntityNotFoundException <init>
  uniqueID='uid=transientUID,o=base,o=transparent'
  uniqueName='null' externalID='uid=transientUID,o=base,o=transpar
  ent' externalName='null'
  
  com.ibm.websphere.wim.exception.EntityNotFoundException:
  uniqueID='uid=transientUID,o=base,o=transparent'
  uniqueName='null' externalID='uid=transientUID,o=base,o=transpar
  ent' externalName='null'
  at com.ibm.wps.vmm.adapter.generic.GenericAdapterReadOnly
  .getEntity(GenericAdapterReadOnly.java:584)
  at com.ibm.wps.vmm.adapter.generic.GenericAdapterReadOnly
  .get(GenericAdapterReadOnly.java:187)
  

Local fix

• None available.
  

Problem summary

• A code fix for this issue is integrated into the WebSphere
  Portal & WCM Combined Cumulative Fix 11 (PI64037) for Portal
  8.5.0.0 available from Fix Central:
  
  http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent
  =ibm/WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Portal&release=Al
  l&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=PI64037
  

Problem conclusion

• After installation of this fix, Config Engine task
  "apply-PI63035" must be executed.
  

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

  WEBSPHERE PORTA

• Fixed component ID

  5724E7600

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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