PH08497: MESSAGE ICH408I IS NOT GENERATED WHEN USER LACKS ACCESS TO PROFILE PREFIX IN APPL CLASS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When the safCredentials configuration specifies
  suppressAuthFailureMessages, and the value is set to false,
  Liberty will allow SAF to print certain messages (such as
  ICH408I) when an authorization failure occurs.  In the case
  where a user does not have access to the profile prefix in
  the APPL class, an ICH408I message is not printed.  There
  will be a CWWKS2907E message in the message log for the
  Liberty server, indicating the user who lacks access.
  However this message does not give the SAF administrator the
  information that they need to assign the correct access to
  the user.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty for z/OS                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Message ICH408I is not printed when a   *
  *                      user does not have access to the APPLID *
  *                      in the APPL class                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  A user who wishes to use the WLP z/OS System Security Access
  Domain (WZSSAD) in Liberty requires read access to the APPLID in
  the SAF APPL class.  When the suppressAuthFailureMessages is set
  on the safCredentials configuration in server.xml, Liberty
  should force SAF to print an ICH408I message when an
  authorization failure occurs trying to access the WZSSAD.  This
  requires a second RACROUTE FASTAUTH call with message
  suppression turned off, to force the ICH408I message.  The
  second RACROUTE call was being made with an incorrect ACEE.  The
  second RACROUTE call is not used in the authorization decision;
  it is only used to print the ICH408I message.
  

Problem conclusion

• The second call to RACROUTE FASTAUTH is changed to use the
  correct ACEE when forcing message ICH408I for a user who does
  not have access to the APPLID in the APPL class.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix
  pack 19.0.0.2.  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 is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LIBERTY PROF -

• Fixed component ID

  5655W6514

Applicable component levels

• RCD0 PSY

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