IBM Platform Symphony 6.1.1 Interim Fix 413872 Readme File

Abstract

The Platform Symphony 6.1.1 client installation does not include the Kerberos plug-in.

Description

The Platform Symphony 6.1.1 client installation package does not install the Kerberos plug-in library file (sec_ego_kerberos.so) under the lib64 directory. Apply this fix to copy the file into the lib64 directory.

This fix applies only to the following platform:

linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64

Readme file for: IBM® Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 6.1.1

Update Name: Interim Fix 413872

Fix ID: sym-6.1.1-build413872

Publication date: 5 August 2016

Last modified date: 5 August 2016

Contents:

1. List of fixes

2. Download location

3. Products or components affected

4. Installation and configuration

5. List of files

6. Copyright and trademark information

1. List of fixes

APAR: P101794

2. Download location

Download Fix 413872 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Product/Component Name: Platform Symphony/client

4. Installation and configuration

4.1 Installation steps

Decompress the tar.gz file into the $SOAM_HOME directory on Linux client hosts:

> tar zxfo symclnt6.1.1_lnx26-lib23-x64_build413872.tar.gz -C $SOAM_HOME

4.2 After installation

Verify the installation. The following is an example of a successful installation:

> ll $SOAM_HOME/lib64/sec_ego_kerberos.so

-rw-r--r-- 1 engbuild lsf 1854052 Jul 12 05:07 sec_ego_kerberos.so

4.3 Configuration

1. Edit the sec_ego_kerberos.conf file located in the $SOAM_HOME/conf directory on the client host.

For example:

REALM=EXAMPLE.COM

PRINCIPALNAME=testuser/iMapReduce

KEYTAB=/ibm/platformsymphonyclient/client611/conf/abcuser.keytab

KINITDIR=/usr/local/bin

2. Edit the ego.conf file located in the $SOAM_HOME/conf directory on the client host.

For example:

EGO_SEC_PLUGIN=sec_ego_kerberos

EGO_SEC_CONF=/opt/ibm/platformsymphony/kernel/conf/

4.4 Uninstallation

Remove the Kerberos plug-in file on all Linux client hosts and restore configurations:

> rm -f $SOAM_HOME/lib64/sec_ego_kerberos.so

5. List of files

symclnt6.1.1_lnx26-lib23-x64_build413872.tar.gz, which includes the file lib64/sec_ego_kerberos.so

6. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2016

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