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PM74418: BBOCHFSA JOB ENDS WITH RC 2048

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Customer chosed the 'Create intermediate symbolic link' option
    in WebSphere Customization Toolbox WCT ( zPMT ).
    Then job BBOCHFSA when trying to create this link failed with
    RC 2048 and joblog showed messages:
    CWLCS1206E installRoot value cannot be a symbolic link.
    CWLCS0222E Unable to create the symbolic links.
    Traces revealed customer had unix environment option 'logical'
    set by specifying 'set -o logical' and this caused the problem.
    
    Customer bypassed the problem by adding a line to
    /usr/lpp/zWebSphere/V8R0/bin/bbowhfsa.sh
    set +o logical
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
    *                  Server for z/OS V8.0 and V8.5.              *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A BBOxHFSA WebSphere Application        *
    *                      Server for z/OS customization job       *
    *                      failed with return code 2048 and        *
    *                      error message CWLCS1206E.               *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    When a user has set up UNIX subshells to default to "set -o
    logical", some of the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
    customization scripts can generate logical path names where
    absolute path names are required. This will cause the
    respective script to fail and the following error message to
    be issued:
    CWLCS1206E installRoot value cannot be a symbolic link.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The following statement has been added to the affected
    WebSphere Application Server for z/OS customization scripts to
    prevent them from generating logical path names:
    
    set +o logical
    
    APAR PM74418 is currently targeted for inclusion in
    Service Levels 8.0.0.6 and 8.5.0.2 of WebSphere
    Application Server for z/OS.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM74418

  • Reported component name

    WEBSPHERE FOR Z

  • Reported component ID

    5655I3500

  • Reported release

    800

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2012-10-05

  • Closed date

    2012-11-12

  • Last modified date

    2013-04-30

  • 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

    WEBSPHERE FOR Z

  • Fixed component ID

    5655I3500

Applicable component levels

  • R800 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 October 2021