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IJ06276: TCPDUMP IS LIMITED TO 2GB MAX FILE SIZE APPLIES TO AIX 6100-09

 

APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Run "tcpdump -w file" on an LPAR on a busy network. The file
    size will grow but eventually stop at 2¬31 - 1.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • Run "tcpdump -w file" on an LPAR on a busy network. The file
    size will grow but eventually stop at 2¬31 - 1.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Add - _LARGE_FILES in the Makefile to enable system calls
    involving files to use large files
    

Temporary fix

Comments

  • 6100-09 - use AIX APAR IJ06276
    7100-05 - use AIX APAR IJ06246
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ06276

  • Reported component name

    AIX 6.1 EXT SUP

  • Reported component ID

    5765G6299

  • Reported release

    61E

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2018-05-08

  • Closed date

    2018-05-08

  • Last modified date

    2018-09-17

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

    IJ06246

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX 6.1 EXT SUP

  • Fixed component ID

    5765G6299

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSLLZP","label":"AIX Standard Edition"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"61E","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB08","label":"Cognitive Systems"}},{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU054","label":"Systems w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SG11Q","label":"AIX 6.1 HIPERS, APARs and Fixes"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"61E","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"","label":""}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
17 September 2018