PQ67211: NEED TO RE-ENTER DATASOURCE PASSWORD IF BACKING UP FROM WAS 4.04TO WAS 4.03.

 A fix is available

4.0.5: WebSphere Application Server Version 4.0 Fix Pack 5 (Version 4.0.5)



APAR status
Closed as documentation error.

Error description
The password display encryption mechanism has changed in 4.04
from 4.03. In 4.03, the number of asterisks displayed in the
datasource properties in the admin console matched the number of
characters in the password. In 4.04, the algorithm has changed
so that one cannot know the number of characters in the password
based on the number of asterisks in the display.
.
 It turns out that the 'Test Connection' feature is affected by
the encryption if the password was entered in WAS 4.04, and then
fixpak4 was uninstalled and fixpak 3 installed. Now 'Test
Connection' fails. NOTE: The encrypted password in the
'xmlConfig -export' is the same in both the cases- it seems that
only the display gets affected.
 The workaround is simple: simply reenter the password in the
datasource properties.
.
We need to document that if you are at version 4.0.4 and you
back up to a previous fix level then you will need to re-enter
the password value of the datasource.
Local fix
Re-enter the password for the datasource in the admin console.
However, the documentation for fixpak 4 doesn't address this
anywhere.
Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: The users of WebSphere Application Server    *
*                 Version 4.0.4 and 4.0.5.                     *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Need to reenter the password value of   *
*                      the data source if you are at WebSphere *
*                      Application Server Version 4.0.5        *
*                      and you back up to a previous version.  *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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The password of the data source needs to be re-entered if
running WebSphere Application Server Version 4.0.5 and then a
prior version of the app server is used.  This is due to a
change in the password display encryption mechanism at 4.0.5.
Problem conclusion
Close this APAR as a documentation change.
(Version 4.0.4 and 4.0.5 Release Notes)
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ67211
Reported component name WEBSPHERE AE NT
Reported component ID 5630A2201
Reported release 400
Status CLOSED DOC
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2002-10-15
Closed date 2002-10-24
Last modified date 2002-10-24

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Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 400
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ67211
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Oct 24, 2002