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IJ28848: CAN NOT CREATE SMB SHARE USING UTF8 CHARS WITH CLI AND OR GUI

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Can not create smb share using utf8
    chars through CLI
    

Local fix

  • One can create the SMB share name (using
    utf8 character set) on a ces node directly.
    

Problem summary

  • Can not create smb share using utf8
    chars through CLI
    

Problem conclusion

  • Benefits of the solution:
    One can now create samba share with
    any UTF-8 character set.
    
    Work Around:
    One can create the SMB share name (using
    utf8 character set) on a ces node directly.
    
    Problem trigger:
    A user issuing the mmsmb create command
    on a non-ces node.
    
    Symptom:
    The mmsmb share name is not created
    and the command fails.
    
    Platforms affected:  Linux Only
    
    Functional Area affected: SMB
    
    Customer Impact: Low Importance
    
    Changed Externals:None
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ28848

  • Reported component name

    SPEC SCALE STD

  • Reported component ID

    5737F33AP

  • Reported release

    505

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2020-10-27

  • Closed date

    2020-10-27

  • Last modified date

    2020-10-27

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

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

    IJ29071

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    SPEC SCALE STD

  • Fixed component ID

    5737F33AP

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"STXKQY","label":"IBM Spectrum Scale"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"505","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB26","label":"Storage"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
10 November 2020