PI73009: EXECUTING run_agent.cmd ON WINDOWS FAILS IF IT IS EXECUTED FROM OUTSIDE THE AGENT BIN DIRECTORY

IBM UrbanCode Build Fix Pack 2 (6.1.2.3) for 6.1.2

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• The "agent.cmd is not recognized as an internal or external
  command" issue will happen if the cmd window's current working
  directory is not server/bin.  The fix for this is to modify the
  files
  run_agent.cmd, start_agent.cmd and stop_agent.cmd and add the
  following line right after "setlocal":
  
  cd %~dp0
  
  
  %0 is to get the cmd file's path
  ~dp is a modifier to expand both the drive letter and the path
  for %0
  
  Also script output to be returned to UCB is handled differently
  whether the CMD process is ran as a standard user or as an
  Administrator, and causes cases where blank output will be
  returned in the command trace output.  This is due to the way
  Windows 10 spawns a new elevated (with admin rights) CMD process
  yielding output vs previous
  Windows' versions where it would return in the main CMD window.
  

Local fix

• APAR to be created; do not use shell steps
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Windows-based agent machines                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The "agent.cmd is not recognized as an internal or external  *
  * command" issue will happen if the cmd window's current       *
  * working                                                      *
  * directory is not server/bin.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * The fix for this is to modify the files                      *
  * run_agent.cmd, start_agent.cmd and stop_agent.cmd and add    *
  * the following line right after "setlocal":                   *
  *                                                              *
  * cd %~dp0                                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

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

Applicable component levels

• R612 PSN

     UP

• R612 PSY

     UP