PM69229: DATA MANAGER SENDMAIL FUNCTION ON LINUX MISSING SUBJECT LINE

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• Data Manager sendmail function on Linux missing subject
  line.??When using the sendmail function on Redhat Linux we see
  the subject line in the body of the e-mail and not on the
  subject line. Although I cannot replicate this issue exactly
  (our testcase Redhat box doesn't send e-mail) I can use the mail
  or mailx command to verify the subject line is in the body of
  the e-mail.??Output from Putty:??Data Manager v8.4.102.18 --
  ((C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2005, 2009.)?jobstream -- start run on
  vmcs-redhat53-64bit.cognos.com (08-Mar-2012 16:05:43)?[PROGRESS
   - 16:05:50] JobStream 'EMailTest'; starting?[PROGRESS   -
  16:05:50] Procedure Node 2 'EMail1'; executing
  (inline)?[PROGRESS   - 16:05:50] Procedure Node 2 'EMail1';
  succeeded?[PROGRESS   - 16:05:50] Done - 0 00:00:07
  elapsed?jobstream -- completed (08-Mar-2012 16:05:50)??Press
  Enter to continue?You have mail in
  /var/spool/mail/stuartk?bash-3.2$ mailx?Mail version 8.1 6/6/93.
   Type ? for help.?"/var/spool/mail/stuartk": 1 message 1 new?>N
  1 stuartk@vmcs-redhat5  Thu Mar  8 16:05  16/782?&?Message
  1:?From stuartk@vmcs-redhat56-63bit.ottawa.ibm.com  Thu Mar  8
  16:05:51 2012?Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 16:05:51 -0500?From: King
  <stuartk@vmcs-redhat56-63bit.ottawa.ibm.com>?To:
  stuartk@vmcs-redhat56-63bit.ottawa.ibm.com??~s subject here?text
  body here???
  

Local fix

• A workaround is possible (although warnings messages are generat
  ed) as       follows:
                          Create an executable shell script called
   "mailx" in the Data Manager        bin directory. The contents
  of this script is a single line as follows       :
                                                              /bin
  /mailx -I $*
          This script will call the system version of mailx but wi
  th a modified       command line. (To clarify any font issues -
  the option is capital i)        To ensure that Data Manager uses
   the new executable script you must         ensure that the DM b
  in directory is before the system mailx location        on the P
  ATH.
      You can use commands like "which" to test in your environmen
  t which         version of the "mailx" command will be executed.
   It must be the one in       the DM bin.
  On SUSE the mailx script should be: /usr/bin/mailx -~ $*
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All Users                                                    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 Refresh     *
  * Pack 1                                                       *
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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

• RA21 PSN

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