IV73932: FAILED TO CREATE USER WHEN DN CONTAINS SINGLE QUOTE

IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.3.0 Fix Pack 6 (6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0006)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When creating a new TEP user that uses LDAP to determine the
  distinguished name (DN), if the DN contains any single quote
  marks, the newly created user does not contain the correct DN.
  The new user cannot log in. If the TEPS is restarted, the DN
  will be from the defaultWIMITMBasedRealm. This only occurs if
  the TEPS is using Microsoft SQL Server as the TEPS database.
  
  RECREATE INSTRUCTIONS:
  Create a new user, select a DN containing a single quote, click
  OK and attempt to save the user. The DN field will be blank.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Failed to create portal client user when distinguished name
  contains a single quote mark.
  
  
  When creating a new Tivoli Enterprise Portal user that uses LDAP
  to determine the distinguished name (DN), if the DN contains any
  single quote marks, the newly created user does not contain the
  correct DN.  The new user cannot log in.  If the portal server
  is restarted, the DN will be from the defaultWIMITMBasedRealm.
  This only occurs if the portal server is using Microsoft SQL
  Server as the database.
  

Problem conclusion

• Added code to escape single quote marks in the distinguished
  name value when creating the SQL INSERT statement.
  
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
  
    | fix pack | 6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0006
  

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

  TEPS

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04PS

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY

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