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IJ27909: UPDATE ALTLIB SCRIPT TO ENSURE POSIX LC_COLLATION FOR REGEX APPLIES TO AIX 7100-05

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Customers running alt_disk_copy could see the following
error when "LC_ALL=en_GB" is set in their environment:

# alt_disk_copy -Bd hdisk4
Calling mkszfile to create new /image.data file.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Checking disk sizes.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Creating cloned rootvg volume group and associated
logical volumes.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
Invalid range within [] expression.
alt_disk_copy: 0505-218 ATTENTION: init_multibos()
returned an unexpected result.
Cleaning up.

Local fix

  • Export your lang to en_US prior to running alt_disk_copy.
export LANG=en_US

Problem summary

  • Customers running alt_disk_copy could see the following
error when "LC_ALL=en_GB" is set in their environment:

alt_disk_copy -Bd hdisk4
Calling mkszfile to create new /image.data file.
Invalid range within    expression.
Checking disk sizes.
Invalid range within    expression.
- - - -
Creating cloned rootvg volume group and associated
logical volumes.
Invalid range within    expression.
- - - -
Invalid range within    expression.
alt_disk_copy: 0505-218 ATTENTION: init_multibos()
returned an unexpected result.
Cleaning up.

Problem conclusion

  • Temporarily ovverride the locale categories to C while doing
egreps

Temporary fix

  • 



Comments


    

  • 7100-05 - use AIX APAR IJ27909
7200-05 - use AIX APAR IJ27870

    



APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IJ27909
    • 

  • 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
    2020-09-14
    • 

  • Closed date
    2020-09-14
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2021-02-12
    • 





    

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

    
IJ27668
    

    • 

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

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5765H4000
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R710  PSY  U886981
       UP20/11/04  I  1000
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            Modified date:
            

            18 April 2022
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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