PH24262: POSTINST REPORTS WRONG PORT NUMBER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During an upgrade from one fix pack to another with IHS, the
  postinst process runs.  During this process, it reads data from
  conf/postinst.properties.  The PORT number output is part of
  diagnostic printing of the values that will be substituted into
  shipped files that have @@PORT placeholders. This is used when
  install_ihs is run, but not during the post install process.
  So even though the wrong PORT number being reported, this is
  not causing an actual issue for the post install.
  
  output will look something like:
  
   version.signature file does not match, updates are being
  applied
   removing symbolic link /IHS/ihs_server/./share - it does not
  exist in the new tree
   removing symbolic link /IHS/ihs_server/lib/lua - it does not
  exist in the new tree
   SERVERROOT=/IHS/ihs_server
   PORT=80
   SetupadmUser=IHSSERV
   SetupadmGroup=IHSSERVG
   SERVERNAME=server.hostname.com
   SHLIBPATH_ENVAR=LIBPATH
   PERL=/usr/bin/perl
   postinst complete
   Upgrading from 9.0.5.0 to 9.0.5.3 complete
  
  But /IHS/ihs_server/conf/postinst.properties shows:
  PORT=8080
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM HTTP Server on z/OS        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: During the first start after a fixpack  *
  *                      update, servers with a non-default      *
  *                      port will print a message saying        *
  *                      PORT=80.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  If the original install_ihs specified a custom port (other
  than 80), subsequent updates after fixpack apply will
  refernece port 80. But this will not affect the contents
  of httpd.conf
  

Problem conclusion

• The "postinst" postinstall script was updated to retrieve the
  initial port properly from conf/postinst.properties.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in IBM HTTP
  Server fix packs 8.5.5.18 and 9.0.5.5. For more information,
  see 'Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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

  WAS IHS ZOS

• Fixed component ID

  5655I3510

Applicable component levels

• R90P PSY

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