PK76105: IBM HTTP: THE DIRECTIVE COREDUMPDIRECTORY USED TO SPECIFY THE LOCATION FOR LOCATING CORE CUMPS IS IGNORED.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a crash occurs in the parent process, the
  CoreDumpDirectory is ineffective, causing core files
  to be written to unexpected (often /) directories.
  
  Note that parent process crashes are much rarer than child
  process crashes. This APAR does not affect child process
  crashes.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users experiencing parent process crashes.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Core files for parent process crashes   *
  * may be written to / instead of the directory specified by    *
  * CoreDumpDirectory.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply this fix if the root-owned parent      *
  * process is crashing.                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  When IHS receives a fatal signal, a signal handler is invoked
  that changes the working directory of the process so corefiles
  will be written by the OS to the desired directory.
  
  When this code was running in the parent, a defect in the
  signal handler would cause a crash. This crash was also before
  the working directory was changed.
  

Problem conclusion

• The data structures are now initialized in the parent process
  in the same way the child process does, preventing the
  crash in the signal handler
  
  This fix is targeted for:
  Fix pack 6.0.2.35
  Fix pack 6.1.0.23
  (n/a for 7.0 release)
  

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

• Fixed component name

  IBM HTTP SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0801

Applicable component levels

• R60A PSN

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