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Problem IC63917
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Status: Closed |
THE AWK UTILITY IN THE DB2PROFILE SCRIPT IS CAUSING JVM CRASH. |
| product: |
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2 |
| Problem description: |
On Solaris Operating Environments the JVM crashes.
The awk utility in the db2profile script does not work correctly
with very long strings. If the CLASSPATH environment variable
has a value that exceeds 2560 characters then the resulting
CLASSPATH variable gets truncated and the JVM crashes. |
| Problem Summary: |
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* USERS AFFECTED: *
* Solaris *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: *
* On Solaris Operating Environments the JVM crashes.The awk *
* utility in the db2profile script does not workcorrectlywith *
* very long strings. If the CLASSPATH environmentvariablehas a *
* value that exceeds 2560 characters then the *
* resultingCLASSPATH variable gets truncated and the JVM *
* crashes. *
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* RECOMMENDATION: *
* Upgrade to DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 1. *
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| Local Fix: |
On Solaris Operating Environments edit db2profile and replace
"awk" with "nawk" - a newer awk compatible utility. |
| available fix packs: |
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 3 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 3a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 4 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
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| Solution |
Problem was first fixed in Version 9.7 Fix Pack 1. |
| Workaround |
On Solaris Operating Environments edit db2profile and replace
"awk" with "nawk" - a newer awk compatible utility. |
| Timestamps |
Date - problem reported :
Date - problem closed :
Date - last modified :
| 21.10.2009
22.02.2010
22.02.2010 |
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) |
9.7.FP1
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| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) |
| 9.7.0.1
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