PM04677: Synergy client in traditional mode lists only the user as a reso lver when 'My Documents' location is a UNC Path

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• This defect was found in Synergy 7.1 with patch 3 installed on W
  indows clients.
  
  When the location of a user's 'My Documents' folder is a UNC pat
  h beginning withj two backslash characters, the Synergy client w
  ill list only the user's id in the list of resolvers for a new t
  ask.
  
  A full list of resolvers is seen if the location of the 'My Docu
  ments' folder is a conventional path beginning with a drive lett
  er and colon.
  
  This behavior does not occur in the Synergy client started using
   web mode, in the Classic client, nor on any UNIX clients.
  
  Workarounds include 1) Use web mode to start sessions, or 2) spe
  cify the windows.user.home.path in the client systems ccm.proper
  ties file as a local conventional path beginning with a drive le
  tter.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• When the location of a user's "My Documents" folder is a UNC
  path beginning withj two backslash characters, the Synergy
  client will list only the user's id in the list of resolvers
  for a new task.
  

Problem conclusion

• There is no plan to fix this problem, since it only occurs
  in traditional mode, and traditional mode will be retired in
  the 7.2 release.  There is no problem in web mode.
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

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• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

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