IJ23984: AFM PREFETCH BROKEN FOR --DIRECTORY WITH SPACE IN DIR NAME

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Directory prefetch is not able to handle directory with
  spaces in its name. Its erroring out with usage
  error and that extra arguments have been passed.
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• If the directory passed to --directory option has spaces
  or any special characters in the name, then prefetch is
  not able to handle them correctly. And it fails printing
  the usage error to exit.
  

Problem conclusion

• Benefits of the solution:
  Customer will be able to trigger directory prefetch with
  directories
  that have a space in the name.
  Work around:
  Prefetch needs to be done with a list file option
   when directory prefetch is not able to help.
  Problem trigger:
  Pass directory names with special character in their
   name to the directory prefetch option.
  Symptom:
  Error output/message
  Platforms affected:
  ALL Linux and AIX environments
  Functional Area affected:
  AFM
  Customer Impact:
  High Importance
  

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

  SPEC SCALE ADV

• Fixed component ID

  5737F35AP

Applicable component levels