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IJ25615: "DSH" COMMAND FAILS WITH "UNESCAPED LEFT BRACE IN REGEX.." ERRORAPPLIES TO AIX 7100-05

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • dsh command can fail with the following error:
    
    Unescaped left brace in regex is deprecated here
    (and will be fatal in Perl 5.30), passed through in
    regex;
     marked by <-- HERE in m/:DSH_TARGET_RC=${ <-- HERE
    DSH_TARGET_RC}:\n/ at /opt/ibm/sysmgt/dsm/pm/DSHCore.pm
    line 524.
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • Customers scripts fail because unescaped left brace in regx is
    deprecated in perl 5.28
    

Problem conclusion

  • Remove the left & right brace and just assign the variable
    

Temporary fix

Comments

  • 7100-05 - use AIX APAR IJ25615
    7200-05 - use AIX APAR IJ25786
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ25615

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.1

  • Reported component ID

    5765H4000

  • Reported release

    710

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2020-06-16

  • Closed date

    2020-06-22

  • Last modified date

    2021-02-12

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

    IJ25786 IJ26988

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX V7.1

  • Fixed component ID

    5765H4000

Applicable component levels

  • R710 PSY U885090

       UP20/11/04 I 1000

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Document Information

Modified date:
20 April 2022