IJ39624: UNINSTALL ERROR WHEN TRYING TO UNINSTALL GPFS ON WINDOWS.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• On latest Cygwin (versions >= 3.3),
  an attempt to uninstall GPFS on
  Windows may display a dialog box
  complaining about access denied on
  uninstall.lnk. The dialog box presents
  options to Abort, Retry or Ignore
  the error. Ignoring the error bypasses
  the issue and results in a
  successful uninstall.
  

Local fix

• When presented with the dialog
  box complaining about uninstall.lnk,
  click on "Ignore" and that should
  let the uninstall complete.
  Then from an elevated Cygwin terminal:
  cd /usr/lpp/mmfs/support;
  chmod 777 uninstall.lnk; rm uninstall.lnk
  

Problem summary

• On latest Cygwin (versions >= 3.3),
  an attempt to uninstall GPFS on
  Windows may display a dialog box
  complaining about access denied on
  uninstall.lnk. The dialog box presents
  options to Abort, Retry or Ignore
  the error. Ignoring the error bypasses
  the issue and results in a
  successful uninstall.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.2.5
  To see all Spectrum Scale APARs and
  their respective fix solutions refer to page
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/spectrumscale/spectrum_scale_
  apars.html
  
  Benefits of the solution:
  Fix issue in cleanly uninstalling GPFS on Windows.
  
  Work Around:
  When presented with the dialog
  box complaining about uninstall.lnk,
  click on "Ignore" and that should
  let the uninstall complete.
  Then from an elevated Cygwin terminal:
  cd /usr/lpp/mmfs/support;
  chmod 777 uninstall.lnk; rm uninstall.lnk
  
  Problem trigger:
  Cygwin version >= 3.3.
  Symptom:
  Upgrade/Install failure.
  Platforms affected: Windows/x86_64 only.
  Functional Area affected: Install/Upgrade.
  Customer Impact: Suggested.
  

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 STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels