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IJ26988: "DSH" COMMAND FAILS WITH "UNESCAPED LEFT BRACE IN REGEX.." ERRORAPPLIES TO AIX 7200-04

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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

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IJ26988
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  • Reported component name
    AIX V7.2
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  • Reported component ID
    5765CD200
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  • Reported release
    720
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2020-08-12
    • 

  • Closed date
    2020-08-12
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2021-02-12
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    
IJ25615
    

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

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    AIX V7.2
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5765CD200
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R720  PSY  U886848
       UP21/02/05  I  1000
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            Modified date:
            

            14 February 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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