IV39307: FAILURE TO INSTALL IFIX INTO A NIM SPOT IMAGE. APPLIES TO AIX 5300-12

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This issue only occurs when I apply the and IFIX, say
  sendmail ifix, to a NIM spot image.
  
      :
       3001-026 The file /usr/sbin/sendmail has the wrong
  number of links.
       emgr: 0645-007 ATTENTION: tcb_update() returned an
  unexpected result.
       emgr: 0645-128 Error processing TCB data.
       emgr: 0645-053 Error installing efix file number 4.
       emgr: 0645-033 Error installing efix package.
         :
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  -------
  
        Initializing log /var/adm/ras/emgr.log ...
        3001-026 The file /usr/sbin/sendmail has the wrong
  number of links.
        emgr: 0645-007 ATTENTION: tcb_update() returned an
  unexpected result.
        emgr: 0645-128 Error processing TCB data.
        emgr: 0645-053 Error installing efix file number 4.
        emgr: 0645-033 Error installing efix package.
        emgr: 0645-075 ATTENTION: efix data states that the
  number of files
      should be 7,
        but the number of files emgr was able to locate is
  4.
        emgr: 0645-072 ATTENTION: missing install data for
  file 7. File will
      be skipped.
        emgr: 0645-072 ATTENTION: missing install data for
  file 6. File will
      be skipped.
        emgr: 0645-072 ATTENTION: missing install data for
  file 5. File will
      be skipped.
        emgr: 0645-140 ATTENTION: emgr has issued 5
  attention notice(s).
        Such notices may not indicate an immediate failure,
  but may require
        further attention. Please see the output above or
  the log for more
      details.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• It gives following error message.
  
  This issue only occurs when I apply the and IFIX, say sendmail
  ifix, to a NIM spot image.  :  3001-026 The file
  /usr/sbin/sendmail has the wrong number of links.  emgr:
  0645-007 ATTENTION: tcb_update() returned an unexpected
  result.  emgr: 0645-128 Error processing TCB data.  emgr:
  0645-053 Error installing efix file number 4.  emgr: 0645-033
  Error installing efix package.  :
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  
  Initializing log /var/adm/ras/emgr.log ...  3001-026 The file
  /usr/sbin/sendmail has the wrong number of links.  emgr:
  0645-007 ATTENTION: tcb_update() returned an unexpected
  result.  emgr: 0645-128 Error processing TCB data.  emgr:
  0645-053 Error installing efix file number 4.  emgr: 0645-033
  Error installing efix package.  emgr: 0645-075 ATTENTION: efix
  data states that the number of files should be 7,but the number
  of files emgr was able to locate is 4.  emgr: 0645-072
  ATTENTION: missing install data for file 7. File will be
  skipped.  emgr: 0645-072 ATTENTION: missing install data for
  file 6. File will be skipped.  emgr: 0645-072 ATTENTION:
  missing install data for file 5. File will be skipped.  emgr:
  0645-140 ATTENTION: emgr has issued 5 attention notice(s).
  Such notices may not indicate an immediate failure, but may
  require further attention. Please see the output above or the
  log for more details.
  

Problem conclusion

• The data properly parsed by tcbck routines to update tcb
  database.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• 5300-12 - use AIX APAR IV39307
  6100-06 - use AIX APAR IV40752
  6100-07 - use AIX APAR IV40601
  6100-08 - use AIX APAR IV38715
  7100-00 - use AIX APAR IV42027
  7100-01 - use AIX APAR IV34356
  7100-02 - use AIX APAR IV38902
  

APAR Information

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

  IV34356

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX 5.3 EXT SUP

• Fixed component ID

  5765G0399

Applicable component levels

• R53E PSY

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