PQ87996: FILES IN WEBSPHERE CONFIG DIRECTORY NOT DELETED ON AN UNINSTALL OF AN APPLICATION WHEN DIRECTORY CONTAINS SYMBOLIC LINKS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() APAR status Closed as program error. Error description When uninstalling an application deployed in WebSphere Application Server for z/OS v5.0, some directories in the WebSphere configuration root may not be deleted if those directories contain symbolic links. In this particular case, the /installedApps directory contained symbolic links.Local fix After the uninstall has been completed, manually delete the application directories under the WebSphere configuration root.Problem summary **************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server * * V5.0 for z/OS * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: After uninstalling an Application * * using either the Administrative Console * * or wsadmin scripting the directory: * * ${INSTALL_APP_DIRECTORY}/${WAS_CELL}/ * * appname is left behind. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** WebSphere did not correctly delete directories under the installedApps directory where Application Binaries were stored. This occured when the HFS contained a symlink, for example: /WebSphere -> /SY1/WebSphere.Problem conclusion Code was modified to resolve symlinks and correctly delete directories. APAR PQ87996 is associated with SERVICE LEVEL W502012 of WebSphere Application Server V5.0 for z/OS.Temporary fix Comments
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following: APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: PQ88235 PQ89473 Modules/Macros
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Current web document: swg1PQ87996.html
Product categories: Software > Application Servers >
Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS
Operating system(s):
Software version: 500
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ87996
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Aug 4, 2004
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