Fix (APAR):  PK64849

Status:  Fix

Release:  6.1.0.17,6.1.0.15

Operating System:  AIX,HP-UX,i5/OS,Linux,Linux pSeries,Linux zSeries,OS/400,Solaris,Windows

Supersedes Fixes:  

CMVC Defect:  PK64849

Byte size of APAR:  63550

Date: 2008-05-17

Abstract:  Users and baseEntries with letter "i" in their name fail to authenticate on Turkish locale.

Description/symptom of problem:  
PK64849 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION:                                              
Users with a lowercase letter "i" in their name fail            
to authenticate using Turkish local.                            
                                                                
String.equalsIgnoreCase() API may be changing or using a        
different local.                                                

LOCAL FIX:                                                      
none                                                            

PROBLEM SUMMARY

USERS AFFECTED:
 All users of IBM WebSphere Application
Server V6.1

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
Users and baseEntries with letter "i"
in their name fail to authenticate on
Turkish locale.

RECOMMENDATION:
None

When WebSphere Application Server or application clients run in
Turkish locale, virtual member manager does not resolve the
mapping repository correctly if the baseEntry name contains
letter "i",which causes the authentication to fail.

PROBLEM CONCLUSION:                                             
Virtual member member was comparing the baseEntries using       
String.toLowerCase().equals(). For Turkish locale,              
the return value for toLowerCase() could be different than      
English locale.                                                 
The solution is to replace these calls with                     
String.equalsIgnoreCase(). This works for most of the cases     
except it returns false when "uppercase dotted I"               
and "lowercase dotless i" are compared.                         
                                                                
The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in    
fix pack 6.1.0.19.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page
for delivery information:                                       
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980   


Directions to apply fix:  
Fix applies to Editions:
Release 6.1
x_ Application Server (Express or BASE)
x_ Network Deployment (ND)
__ WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation (WBISF)
__ Edge Components
__ Developer
x_ Extended Deployment (XD)

Install Fix to:
Method:
__ Application Server Nodes
__ Deployment Manager Nodes
x_ Both

NOTE:
The user must:
* Have Administrative rights in Windows, or be the Actual Root User in a UNIX environments.
* Logged in with the same authority level when unpacking a fix, fix pack or refresh pack.
* Be at V6.1.0.13 or newer of the Update Installer. This can be checked by reviewing the level of the Update Installer in file <was_root>/updateinstaller/version.txt.

The Update Installer can be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21205991

For detailed instructions to Extract the Update Installer see the following Technote:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21205400

1) Copy 6.1.0.0-WS-WAS-IFPK64849.pak file directly to the maintenance directory

2) Shutdown WebSphere
Manually execute setupCmdLine.bat in Windows or . ./setupCmdLine.sh in Unix from the WebSphere instance that maintenance is being applied to.

3) Launch Update Installer

4) Enter the installation location of the WebSphere product you want to update.

5) Select the "Install maintenance package" operation.

6) Enter the file name of the maintenance package to install (6.1.0.0-WS-WAS-IFPK64849.pak file which was copied in the maintenance directory).

7) Install the maintenance package.

8) Restart WebSphere

Directions to remove fix:  
NOTE:
* The user must have Administrative rights in Windows, or be the Actual Root User in a UNIX environments.
* FIXES MUST BE REMOVED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE APPLIED
* DO NOT REMOVE A FIX UNLESS ALL FIXES APPLIED AFTER IT HAVE FIRST BEEN REMOVED
* YOU MAY REAPPLY ANY REMOVED FIX

Example: If your system has fix1, fix2, and fix3 applied in that order and fix2 is to be removed, fix3 must be removed first, fix2 removed, and fix3 re-applied.

1) Shutdown WebSphere
Manually execute setupCmdLine.bat in Windows or . ./setupCmdLine.sh in Unix from the WebSphere instance that uninstall is being run against.

2) Start Update Installer

3) Enter the installation location of the WebSphere product you want to remove the fix.

4) Select  "Uninstall maintenance package" operation.

5) Enter the file name of the maintenance package to uninstall (6.1.0.0-WS-WAS-IFPK64849.pak).

6) UnInstall maintenance package.

7) Restart WebSphere

Directions to re-apply fix:  
1) Shutdown WebSphere.

2) Follow the Fix instructions to apply the fix.

3) Restart WebSphere.



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