PQ54644: 10 CHARACTER GIDS RESULT IN ERROR: UNAUTHENTICATED USER GROUP

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APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
Customer was installing WAS V4.0.0 on OS/390 Rel 2.8.
They ran SYS1.WAS.SBBOCLIB(BBOWSTRT)' which is the cusomisation
rexx which lets you define the procedure names.  Part of this
process is to define the GID for the Groups that are used by
WAS R4.  At this site they use 10 character GIDs ( 10char )
When these were coded and the generate job submitted, they
received:
ERROR: Unauthenticated User Group and
 WebSphere Control Regions group
 have the same GID but different group values.
ERROR: Unauthenticated User Group and
 WebSphere main server region group
 have the same GID but different group values.
ERROR: Unauthenticated User Group and
 WebSphere Configuration HFS user group
 have the same GID but different group values.
ERROR: WebSphere Control Regions group and
 WebSphere main server region group
 have the same GID but different group values.
ERROR: WebSphere Configuration HFS user group and
 WebSphere Administrator group x
 have the same GID but different group values.
They had this coded in one of the panels:
 WebSphere Common Groups and User IDs
  Control region group for ALL servers..:  WASCTL1
  Control region GID for ALL servers....:  1616000019
  Server region group for base servers..:  WASSR1
Server region GID for base servers....:  1616000020
Unauthenticated User Definitions for Base Servers

  Userid...:  CBGUEST        UID..:  0009000251
  Group....:  WASCLGP        GID..:  1616000021

WebSphere Application Installer Group Information

  Group....:  WASCFG1        GID..:  1616000022

WebSphere Administrator Information
Userid...:  WASADMIN       UID..:  0009000252
When they changed the GID of 1616000019 above to 7000019, and
tried again, about half of the error msgs went away.
Local fix Problem summary
****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server    *
*                 V4.0 and V4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390.         *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the user entered a 10-digit UID      *
*                      or GID, the "WebSphere for z/OS         *
*                      Customization" Dialog complains that    *
*                      the 10-digit UIDs and GIDs              *
*                      matches with other 10-digit UIDs and    *
*                      GIDs, when in fact the IDs do not       *
*                      match.                                  *
*                                                              *
*                      The user gets similar error messages    *
*                      to the following  when running the      *
*                      generate function from the              *
*                      Customization Dialog:                   *
*                                                              *
*                      ERROR: Unauthenticated User Group and   *
*                       WebSphere Control Regions group        *
*                       have the same GID but different group  *
*                       values.                                *
*                                                              *
*                      ERROR: Unauthenticated User Group and   *
*                       WebSphere main server region group     *
*                       have the same GID but different group  *
*                       values.                                *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
The reason why the dialog complains when comparing UIDs
and GIDs is that the dialog uses a numerical compare
function and the compare would fail when numbers are more
than 8 digits.
Problem conclusion
To correct the reported problem, the compare function is
changed from a numerical compare to a string compare.

APAR PQ54644 is associated with SERVICE LEVEL W400055 of
WebSphere Application Server V4.0 for z/OS and OS/390.

APAR PQ54644 is associated with SERVICE LEVEL W401011 of
WebSphere Application Server V4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ54644
Reported component name WEBSPHERE OS/39
Reported component ID 5655A9800
Reported release 400
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2001-11-13
Closed date 2002-01-04
Last modified date 2002-02-02

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
BBOUBINF BBOWVER        

Fix information
Fixed component name WASKBASE
Fixed component ID 5655A9801

Applicable component levels
R400 PSY UQ61529    UP02/01/15 P F201
R401 PSY UQ61530    UP02/01/17 P F201

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Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
Operating system(s):
Software version: 400
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ54644
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Feb 2, 2002