eFix (APAR): PQ68519 Status: eFix Release: 4.0.4,4.0.3 Operating System: N/A Supersedes eFixes: PQ68153 CMVC Defect: PQ68519 Byte size of APAR: 955652 Date: Thu Jan 02 12:19:45 EST 2003 Abstract: Under certain conditions, the Web Container accidentally uses the JSESSIONID of a previous request rather then the JSESSIONID received with the incoming request. Description/symptom of problem: Under certain conditions, the Web Container accidentally uses the JSESSIONID of a previous request rather then the JSESSIONID received with the incoming request.This problem will occur only on 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 and has been fixed on 4.0.5. Directions to apply efix: 1) Create temporary 'efix' directory to store the zip/tar file: AIX: /tmp/WebSphere/efix Solaris/Linux: /tmp/WebSphere/efix Windows: c:\temp\WebSphere\efix 2) Copy zip/tar file to the directory 3) Unzip/untar the file 4) Shutdown WebSphere 5) Run the jar file with the following command answering questions/prompts as they appear: java -jar 6) Restart WebSphere 7) The temp directory may be removed but the zip/tar file should be saved. Do not remove any files created and stored in the /WebSphere/AppServer/efix/ directories. These files are required if an efix is to be removed. Directions to remove efix: NOTE: EFIXES MUST BE REMOVED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE APPLIED. DO NOT REMOVE AN EFIX UNLESS ALL EFIXES APPLIED AFTER IT HAVE FIRST BEEN REMOVED. YOU MAY REAPPLY ANY REMOVED EFIX. Example: If your system has efix1, efix2, and efix3 applied in that order and efix2 is to be removed, efix3 must be removed first, efix2 removed, and efix3 re-applied. 1) Change directory to the efix location (/WebSphere/AppServer/efix/). 2) Shutdown WebSphere 3) Run the backup jar file with the following command: java -jar 4) Restart WebSphere Directions to re-apply efix: Additional Information: This problem occurs only on 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 and has been fixed on 4.0.5