DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / A50 - DB2

When setting up Banner via the /etc/ssh/sshd_config which 
contains the line: 
 
Banner /etc/issue 
 
And /etc/issue contains the banner content, 
 
 
db2cluster utility fails and reports the following errors : 
 
ERROR: DBI20027E  The GPFS cluster creation failed on host 
"db2host1". Failed 
command: "/opt/IBM/db2/V10.5/bin/db2cluster -create -cfs -host 
db2host1 -domain 
db2cluster_20140920143413 -disk /dev/hdisk4". 
 
The cluster log shows: 
 
 
2014-09-16-14.34.13.885713-240 E1945A1888           LEVEL: 
Warning 
PID     : 4456802              TID : 1              PROC : 
db2cluster 
INSTANCE: db2inst1             NODE : 000 
HOSTNAME: db2host1 
EDUID   : 1 
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, high avail services, 
sqlhaIsDB2RootlessSSHConfigured, probe:88 
DATA #1 : String, 8 bytes 
db2host1 
DATA #2 : String, 22 bytes 
root@db2host1 hostname 
DATA #3 : String, 1449 bytes 
db2host1 
DATA #4 : Boolean, 1 bytes 
false 
 
2014-09-16-14.34.13.886622-240 I3834A348            LEVEL: 
Warning 
PID     : 4456802              TID : 1              PROC : 
db2cluster 
INSTANCE: db2inst1             NODE : 000 
HOSTNAME: db2host1 
EDUID   : 1 
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, high avail services, 
sqlhaIsDB2RootlessSSHConfigured, probe:102 
MESSAGE : db2ssh is not available, falling back to ssh 
 
 
Syslogs will report the following errors: 
 
Sep 16 14:26:00 db2host1.ibm.com syslog:err|error Message 
forwarded from db2host1: haValidateDB2LOCSSH[4391028]: |586 
failed to execute dummy ssh| 
Sep 16 14:26:00 db2host1.ibm.com syslog:err|error Message 
forwarded from db2host1: haParseSSHOptions[4391028]: |951 
invalid arguments| 
Sep 16 14:26:00 db2host1.ibm.com syslog:err|error Message 
forwarded from db2host1: haParseSSHOptions[4391028]: |954 ssh 
usage failed| 
 
collecting a db2trace will show the contents of the banner: 
 
2194  data DB2 UDB high avail services 
sqlhaIsDB2RootlessSSHConfigured fnc (3.3.115.1369.0.88) 
   pid 3277456 tid 1 cpid -1 node 0 sec 21 nsec 625579882 probe 
88 
   bytes 1897 
 
   Data1    (PD_TYPE_DIAG_LOG_REC,1889) Diagnostic log record: 
 
   2014-09-22-08.50.45.390593-240 E1950A1888           LEVEL: 
Warning 
   PID     : 3277456              TID : 1              PROC : 
db2cluster 
   INSTANCE: db2inst1             NODE : 000 
   HOSTNAME: tyesqdb3 
   EDUID   : 1 
   FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, high avail services, 
sqlhaIsDB2RootlessSSHConfigured, probe:88 
   DATA #1 : String, 8 bytes 
   db2host1 
   DATA #2 : String, 22 bytes 
   root@db2host1 hostname 
   DATA #3 : String, 1449 bytes 
   ******************************************************* 
   * This system is for the use of authorized users only. 
* 
   * Use without authority or in excess of authority 
* 
   * constitutes a violation of company policy and may 
* 
   * constitute a crime.  All users are subject to having 
* 
   * all of their activities on this system monitored and 
* 
   * recorded.                              * 
   ********************************************************* 
   db2host1 
   DATA #4 : Boolean, 1 bytes 
   false

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* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
* All                                                          * 
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* See Error Description                                        * 
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Upgrade to DB2 V10.5 Fix Pack 5 or higher                    * 
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Disable ssh messages (including banners) for an individual user 
is as follows: 
 
In the ~/.ssh directory for the user initiating the ssh, edit 
the 'config' file with the following line: 
LogLevel quiet

First Fixed in DB2 V10.5 Fix Pack 5

not known / see Local fix

Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :

26.09.2014
19.03.2015
19.03.2015