IV85527: AIXPERT PREREQS ARE NOT MAINTAINED AFTER APPLYING RULES APPLIES TO AIX 7100-03

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When applying an xml rule set to a system, the Prereq
  list will not be maintained. For example, a list like
  this:
  
  <AIXPertPrereqList>bos.rte.date,bos.rte.commands,
  bos.rte.security,bos.rte.shell,bos.rte.ILS
  </AIXPertPrereqList>
  
  Will be shortened to just the first entry in the
   appliedaixpert.xml file:
  
  <AIXPertPrereqList>bos.rte.date</AIXPertPrereqList>
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• prereq entries are missed in appliedaixpert.xml file
  after the rules are applied. This gives wrong impression
  about the prereqs used by the xml file
  

Problem conclusion

• This is happening because the comma sepereted list of prereqs
  taken from the xml file is directly given to strtok which
   replaces the comma with null'0'. So when printf is used to
  the prereq lists, it is reading till '0' is encountered
  thereby ignoring the remaining prereqs actually mentioned
  in the xml file
  

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:

  IV85886 IV85900 IV85917 IV86092 IV86475 IV88220

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.1

• Fixed component ID

  5765H4000

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY U872355

     UP17/01/19 I 1000