PQ76562: ZOS WEBSPHERE , WORKINGDIRECTORY IN PROCESS DEFINITIONS DOES NOTSET THE USER.DIR JAVA PROPERTY , USING ADMINCONSOLE

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APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
Customer is porting an application from Distributed to zOS
WebSphere . The application reads the java property user.dir and
writes logs to the directory specified. This works on the
WebSphere distributed platform. Fails on the zOS platform.
   The customer attempts to set this user.dir value using the
AdminConsole :
  Servers >
   Application Serrvers >
    server_name >
     Process Definition >
      and setting the "Working directory" field to the given
      value.
This results in user.dir being set correctly. This same process
does NOT set user.dir in the zOS platform. This APAR was taken
to cause zOS to have the same behavior as the distributed
platform.
Local fix
set property -Duser.dir. Using the AdminConsole:
  server >
   process definitions >
    servant process >
     java virtual machine
  Then set user.dir=<directory specification>
Problem summary
****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server    *
*                 V5.0 for z/OS                                *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When the customer sets the Working      *
*                      Directory field in the Java Virtual     *
*                      Machine panel,                          *
*                      AppServers -> <server> -> Process       *
*                      Definition -> <servant>                 *
*                       -> Java Virtual Machine.               *
*                      The working directory is not set.       *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
The working directory needs to result in the Java property
-Duser.dir=XXX being set.  This required an additional
transformation.
Problem conclusion
Support was modified to pull working directory from the XML
and create the -Duser.dir=XXX JVM arguement.

APAR PQ76562 is associated with SERVICE LEVEL W500104 of
WebSphere Application Server V5.0 for z/OS.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ76562
Reported component name WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Reported component ID 5655I3500
Reported release 500
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Special Attention NoSpecatt
Submitted date 2003-07-21
Closed date 2003-08-30
Last modified date 2003-10-03

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Fix information
Fixed component name WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Fixed component ID 5655I3500

Applicable component levels
R500 PSY UQ79825    UP03/09/10 P F309

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Document Information


Current web document: swg1PQ76562.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 #: PQ76562
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Oct 3, 2003