PI25880: ''$ADMINAPP EDIT'' FAILS WITH JAVA.UTIL.REGEX.PatternSyntaxException

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An '$AdminApp edit' command that worked in v7.0 no longer works
  in v8.5.5.
  
  The following command results in a
  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException:
  
  $AdminApp edit AppName
  {-WebServicesClientBindPortInfo
  {{AppName.jar .*
  service/utilitycomponent/PrintManager
  {{
  http://hostname.com/AppName/utility/service/printmanager/intf/1}
  PrintManager}
  {} {} {} {}
  
  http://hostname2.com/AppNameutilitycomponent/PrintManagerV3/Prin
  tManager.svc
  {}}}}
  
  The error is:
  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException:
  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException: Illegal repetition near
  index 87
  
  This error is seen in the SystemOut.log file and in the
  wsadmin.traceout file.
  

Local fix

• There seems to be a problem with how we process the wildcard
  (".*") in the command. If the client replaces the wildcard with
  the
  specific bean they want to use, then the command has no problem
  running
  in my test environment. If they edit their script and change
  lines 282
  and 283 to something like this: set
  webservicesclientbindingportinfo1
   [list "EpsilonCommunicationManagementComponentEJB.jar"
  PlanCommunicationManagementBean  $websr1 $port1 "" "" "" ""
  $http1 ""]
  replacing ".*" with "PlanCommuncationManagementBean" their
  script should
  not have any errors.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V8.0 and V8.5                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Problem with regular expression in      *
  *                      application installation code           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Certain characters were not accounted for in regular
  expressions on application installation and edit.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code is updated so the problem no longer occurs.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix packs 8.0.0.11 and 8.5.5.5.  Please refer to the
  Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP