Fix (APAR):  PK43894

Status:  Fix

Release:  5.0.2.18

Operating System:  AIX,HP-UX,Linux,Solaris,Windows

Supersedes Fixes:  

CMVC Defect:  xxxxxx

Byte size of APAR:  10305

Date: 2007-06-11

Abstract:  The update installer cannot uninstall the 5.0.2.18 version of the Interim Fix for PK23475.

Description/symptom of problem:  
 
PK43894 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION:                                              
                                                                
Source code may be exposed when a request is made for a JSP     
which is available based on file serving (e.g.:                 
fileServingEnabled set to true in the associated ibm-web-ext.xml
file).                                                          
                                                                
This apar is to replace the 5.0.2.18 version of the published   
Interim Fix for PK23475 which will not uninstall.               

LOCAL FIX:                                                      
none                                                            

PROBLEM SUMMARY

USERS AFFECTED:
IBM WebSphere Application Server users who
installed the 5.0.2.18 version of the
Interim Fix for PK23475.



PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
The update installer cannot uninstall
the 5.0.2.18 version of the Interim
Fix for PK23475.


RECOMMENDATION:
None



When an attempt is made to uninstall the 5.0.2.18 version of
the Interim Fix for PK23475 using the update installer, the
update installer cannot find a record of the installed Interim
Fix.

Each Interim Fix includes a control file which provides
information used by the update installer when installing and
uninstalling a fix. A field in the control file provides a
long description of the fix. The 5.0.2.18 version of the
Interim Fix for PK23475 includes the string "true" in this
description and the "'s cause a problem in the update installer
uninstall process.

A new version of the 5.0.2.18 version Interim Fix has been
provided which does not include the problematic "'s in the
associated control file.

To uninstall the 5.0.2.18 version of the Interim Fix for
PK23475:

- edit the file

<install-dir>\profiles\version\history\PK23475.efixDriver

- modify the line (5th line) starting:

long-description="If a web application is enabled for file
serving (fileServingEnabled="true" in the......

to remove the quotation marks around "true"

- save the file and use the update installer to unintsall
the Interim Fix.


PROBLEM CONCLUSION:                                             
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Directions to apply fix:  
NOTE: Choose the:
1) Release the fix applies to
2) The Editions that apply
3) Delete the Editions & Methods that do not apply and this Note

Fix applies to Editions:
Release:
5.0  5.1
___  ___ Application Server (Express or BASE)
___      Enterprise Edition (DD)
___  ___ Network Deployment (ND)
___  ___ Edge Components
___  ___ Developers Edition
___  ___ Tools
     ___ WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation (WBISF)

Install Fix to:
Method:
__ Application Server Nodes
__ Deployment Manager Nodes
__ Both

NOTE:
The user must:
* Have Administrative rights in Windows, or be the Actual Root User in a UNIX environments.
* Be logged in with the same authority level when unpacking a fix, fix pack or refresh pack.

The Update Installer can be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21205991

The Update Installer for V5.0 does not have a maintenance directory.
It uses fixpacks and fixes as the location of the unpacked files.

1) Copy PKxxxxx.jar file directly to the maintenance directory

2) Shutdown WebSphere
Manually execute setupCmdLine.bat in Windows or . ./setupCmdLine.sh in Unix from the WebSphere instance that maintenance is being applied to.

3) Launch Update Installer

4) Enter the installation location of the WebSphere product you want to update.

5) Select the "Install maintenance package" operation.

6) Enter the file name of the maintenance package to install (PKxxxxx.jar file which was copied in the maintenance directory).
The V5.0 and V5.1 fix packs and fixes are unpacked as .jar files and should be unpacked into fixpacks or fixes directory.

7) Install the maintenance package.

8) Restart WebSphere

Directions to remove fix:  
NOTE:
* The user must have Administrative rights in Windows, or be the Actual Root User in a UNIX environments.
* FIXES MUST BE REMOVED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE APPLIED
* DO NOT REMOVE A FIX UNLESS ALL FIXES APPLIED AFTER IT HAVE FIRST BEEN REMOVED
* YOU MAY REAPPLY ANY REMOVED FIX

Example: If your system has fix1, fix2, and fix3 applied in that order and fix2 is to be removed, fix3 must be removed first, fix2 removed, and fix3 re-applied.

1) Shutdown WebSphere
Manually execute setupCmdLine.bat in Windows or . ./setupCmdLine.sh in Unix from the WebSphere instance that uninstall is being run against.

2) Start Update Installer

3) Enter the installation location of the WebSphere product you want to remove the fix.

4) Select  "Uninstall maintenance package" operation.

5) Enter the file name of the maintenance package to uninstall (PKxxxxx.jar).

6) UnInstall maintenance package.

7) Restart WebSphere

Directions to re-apply fix:  
1) Shutdown WebSphere.

2) Follow the Fix instructions to apply the fix.

3) Restart WebSphere.



Additional Information: