PM57696: INCREASE LIMITATION OF HANDLING LARGE NUMBER OF LOCAL OS SECURITY USER REGISTRY GROUPS.

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Increase limitation of handling large number of local OS
security user registry groups/users.

As the number of users in a local OS group increases, WebSphere
security component fails to find the group members with the
below error.

4744 [1/30/12 14:51:15:218 CET] 000000a2 UnixRegistryI 3
Native error
code = 1
4745 [1/30/12 14:51:15:219 CET] 000000a2 UnixRegistryI <
getGroupPrivilegeAttributeId Exit
4746
com.ibm.ws.security.registry.unix.UnixRegistryException: not a
valid
group
4747  at
com.ibm.ws.security.registry.unix.UnixRegistryImpl.ntv_getGID(Na
tive
Method)
4748  at
com.ibm.ws.security.registry.unix.UnixRegistryImpl.getUniqueGrou
pId(Unix
RegistryImpl.java:221)
4749  at
com.ibm.ws.security.registry.unix.UnixRegistryImpl.getUniqueGrou
pIds(Uni
xRegistryImpl.java:831)
4750  at
com.ibm.ws.security.registry.UserRegistryImpl.createCredential(U
serRegis
tryImpl.java:723)

Local fix

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
*                  Server                                      *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Group lookup doesn't return proper      *
*                      groups when number of groups is         *
*                      excessive.                              *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
Since unix local OS user registry is using limited amount of
memory, there is a situation that group search fails due to
insufficient memory size if number of groups is several
hundreds.

Problem conclusion

With this fix, the buffer size was increased to accomodate
several hundred groups in the registry.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fix pack 6.1.0.45, 7.0.0.25, and 8.0.0.4. 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 number
PM57696
Reported component name
WEBS APP SERV N
Reported component ID
5724H8800
Reported release
600
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2012-02-08
Closed date
2012-03-22
Last modified date
2012-03-22

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

R61H PSY
UP
R700 PSY
UP
R800 PSY
UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 October 2021

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PM57696: INCREASE LIMITATION OF HANDLING LARGE NUMBER OF LOCAL OS SECURITY USER REGISTRY GROUPS.

Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

Special Attention

Submitted date

Closed date

Last modified date

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

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R61H PSY

R700 PSY

R800 PSY

Document Information

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