PQ57797: THE HOSTNAME SPECIFIED IN WEBCONTAINER.CONF SHOULD BE CASE-INSENSITIVE FOR URI MATCHING

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APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
If the customer codes HOSTNAME in webcontainer.conf in uppercase
(host.default_host.alias=MVS3.hel.fi.ibm.com:80,MVS3:80) they
receive an exception, ie: 'java.rmi.RemoteException:The host
MVS3.hel.fi.ibm.com has not been defined;'.  However if HOSTNAME
is entered in lowercase (host.default_host.alias=mvs3.hel.fi.ibm
.com:80,mvs3:80) it works successfully.  The HOSTNAME should be
case-insensitive.  This problem has also been identified in
internal defect 78006.
Local fix Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: All users of the WebSphere Application       *
*                 Server Version V4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390.   *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the alias name specified in          *
*                      webcontainer.conf for the               *
*                      host.<virtual_host>.alias property      *
*                      does not match the hostname entered on  *
*                      the browser, including the situation    *
*                      where the case of the name is           *
*                      different, a Web application not        *
*                      defined error will be displayed on the  *
*                      browser.  The data displayed on the     *
*                      browser is:                             *
*                        Virtual Host or Web Application Not   *
*                           Found                              *
*                        The host <hostname>:<port> has not    *
*                           been defined                       *
*                        IBM WebSphere Application Server      *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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If the alias name specified in the webcontainer.conf file for
the host.<virtual_host>.alias property does not match the
hostname entered on the browser, including the case the name
is written in, the Web application not defined error message
will be displayed on the browser.  The code which matched the
URI hostname to the alias value specified in the
webcontainer.conf file for host.<virtual_host>.alias was written
to be case-sensitive.  This hostname matching has to be
case-insensitive as per the J2EE specification.
Problem conclusion
The code was changed to make the hostname comparision
case-insensitive.

This change affects COMPID 5655A9800 R401 for z/OS and OS/390.
The changes are stored in  CMVC under defect number PQ57797.

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Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ57797
Reported component name WEBSPHERE OS/39
Reported component ID 5655A9800
Reported release 401
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2002-02-13
Closed date 2002-02-28
Last modified date 2002-04-01

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Fix information
Fixed component name WEBSPHERE OS/39
Fixed component ID 5655A9800

Applicable component levels
R401 PSY UQ63580    UP02/03/12 P F203

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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: 401
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ57797
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Apr 1, 2002