IT43799: THE DOCUMENTATION NEEDS TO BE UPDATED FOR THE DOMAIN USER LOGGING SPECTRUM CONTROL.

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• An Active Directory user fails to login Spectrum Control if it
  is not defined and configured as the Common User who has
  installed DB2 and Spectrum Control.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Control user, and member of Windows AD, unable  *
  * to login under certain circumstances                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * An Active Directory user fails to login Spectrum Control     *
  * if user is not defined and configured as the Common          *
  * User who has installed DB2 and Spectrum Control.             *
  *                                                              *
  * Customer was not able to login to Spectrum Control           *
  * using domain credentials with users who were not             *
  * configured in the LDAP, even when the user was added         *
  * to different groups and tried adding to administrator        *
  * group of domain machine.                                     *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following release:
  
  IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.10.1   Ý 5.4.10.1-IBM-SC ¨
  ( release target 2Q 2023 / June  )
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/359939
  
  The target dates for future releases do not represent a formal
  commitment by IBM. The dates are subject to change without
  notice.
  

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

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