IV36516: MOUNT_STAT CAN CRASH ON SOLARIS INTEL GLOBAL ZONE ENVIRONMENT: THE MONITORING AGENT FOR UNIX OS 6.2.3 ON SOLARIS

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: UNIX (R) OS Agent 6.2.3.3-TIV-ITM_UNIX-IF0003
IBM(R) Tivoli(R) Monitoring: UNIX(R) OS Agent, Version 6.2.2 Fix Pack 7 Interim Fix 2
IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.3 Fix Pack 5 (6.2.3-TIV-ITM-FP0005)
IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.3 Fix Pack 4 (6.2.3-TIV-ITM-FP0004)
IBM Tivoli Monitoring: UNIX OS Agent 6.2.3.1-TIV-ITM_UNIX-IF0004
IBM Tivoli Monitoring: UNIX OS Agent 6.2.3.2-TIV-ITM_UNIX-IF0002
IBM Tivoli Monitoring: UNIX OS Agent 6.2.3.1-TIV-ITM_UNIX-IF0006

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• On Solaris the Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS mount_stat process
  can crash statvfs64 API gets a permission denied error:
  
  (51149395.01A7-C:mount_stat.cpp,192,"exec_statvfs64")
  WARNING: statvfs64 failed for "/ams/ams/database/
  apc-4.0.10_9.0.10-108719/NI" with errno 13 (Permission
  denied)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The mount_stat process can crash on Solaris Intel global zone.
  
  
  On Solaris, the Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS mount_stat process
  can crash when statvfs64 API gets a permission denied error:
  
  (51149395.01A7-C:mount_stat.cpp,192,"exec_statvfs64") WARNING:
  statvfs64 failed for
  "/ams/ams/database/apc-4.0.10_9.0.10-108719/NI" with errno 13
  (Permission denied)
  

Problem conclusion

• Code was updated to correctly manage statvfs64 API failures.
  
  The fix for this APAR is going to be included in the following
  maintenance vehicle:
      | fix pack | 6.2.3-TIV-ITM-FP0004
  

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

  ITM AGENT UNIX

• Fixed component ID

  5724C040U

Applicable component levels

• R623 PSY

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