PQ62438: AFTER PQ60862, UNABLE TO LOGIN TO WEBSPHERE PORTAL SERVER WITH AUSER ID BELONGING TO A DBCS IN ACTIVE DIRECTORY.

APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
Customer running WebSphere Application Server 3.5.4 with Active
Directory as LDAP. Logging in to WebSphere Portal Server fails
when login ID is a user in a double byte character set (DBCS)
Organizational Unit (when OU is in Japanese). Customer is able
to
login if the user belongs to an OU that is in English or other
single byte character set.
Local fix
No known workaround. This is a problem in both WebSphere
Security code and Portal Server code. This APAR is for the
WebSphere Security portion.
Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server security        *
*                 users which have used double byte            *
*                 characters in security names.                *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Authorization fails when a login user   *
*                      name contains double byte characters.   *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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If a user tries to login WebSphere with a name containing
double byte characters, the user receives authorization
failure error messages.
Problem conclusion
The problem is caused by incorrect internal data conversion
of double byte characters to byte arrays.
Temporary fix
A test fix was supplied.
Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ62438
Reported component name WEBSPHERE AE SO
Reported component ID 5630A2202
Reported release 400
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2002-06-19
Closed date 2002-06-19
Last modified date 2002-06-27

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
PQ61912

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
SECURITY          

Fix information
Fixed component name WEBSPHERE AE SO
Fixed component ID 5630A2202

Applicable component levels
R400 PSY    UP


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 400
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ62438
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jun 27, 2002