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Variable name too long

Troubleshooting


Problem

This technote explains why setting an IBM® Rational® ClearCase® environment variable that exceeds 20 characters some shells on Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX® and Linux® result in the error []Variable name too long[] along with instructions to resolve the issue.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Environment Variables","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF015","label":"IRIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"2002.05.00;2003.06.00;7.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Environment Variables","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
29 September 2018

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