PH35165: DB2 ADMIN: ADB7955E MESSAGE IN AUTHORIZATION SWITCHING DOES NOT DISPLAY VALID AND INVALID SERVER OR CPUID

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Db2 Admin: ADB7955E message in authorization switching does not
  display valid and invalid SERVER or CPUID
  
  For instance,
  
  ADB7955E ADBASW ADBSW08E Authorization Switching: Environment
  validation has failed
  
  ADB7955E ADBASW ADBSW08E Authorization Switching: File
  validation has failed
  
  ADB7955E ADBASW ADBSW08E Authorization Switching: Severe error
  occurred. Return code to caller= 8
  
  These messages are due to bad SERVER name or bad CPUID name,
  but the messages do not display what the bad SERVER name or bad
  CPUID name is.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the Db2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS' authorization switching function.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: While trying to use authorization       *
  *                      switching, the user received file       *
  *                      validation error messages that did not  *
  *                      include the incorrect validation.       *
  ****************************************************************
  When using authorization switching with the ALT function and
  WSL, the user received the following messages:
  
  ADB7955E ADBASW ADBSW08E Authorization Switching:
  Environment validation has failed
  ADB7955E ADBASW ADBSW08E Authorization Switching: File
  validation has failed
  ADB7955E ADBASW ADBSW08E Authorization Switching: Severe error
  occurred. Return code to caller= 8
  
  These messages were unclear about which validation failed.
  
  New messages if both SERVER and CPUID were incorrect:
  
  ADB7955E ADBASW ADBSW08E Authorization Switching: Environment
  validation has failed.
  ADB7955E ADBASW ADBSW08E Authorization Switching: file server:
  RS77DC1Q does not match  ASW header server: RS22DC1Q
  ADB7955E ADBASW ADBSW08E Authorization Switching: file CPUID:
  00 2E9778561 does not match ASW header CPUID: 00 2E9688561
  ADB7955E ADBASW ADBSW08E Authorization Switching: Please check
  your auth switch settings.
  ADB7955E ADBASW ADBSW08E Authorization Switching: File
  validation has failed.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been resolved.
  
  Search keywords: MSGADB7955 MSGADB7955E MSGADBSW08 MSGADBSW08E
  

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:

  UI75681

Modules/Macros

• ADBASW
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RC10 PSY UI75681

     UP21/06/05 P F106

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