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AIX Client 5.3.4.3 packaging error: webclient doesn't work

2006-07-19 08:44:56
Subject: AIX Client 5.3.4.3 packaging error: webclient doesn't work
From: Jurjen Oskam <jurjen AT STUPENDOUS DOT ORG>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:43:54 +0200
Hi there,

I've just upgraded an AIX 5.3 box from 5.3.4.0 to the 5.3.4.3 client.
>From that moment, the Web-client wouldn't start, with an error message
that it was unable to start dsmagent.

Indeed, dsmagent wouldn't even start from the command line:

$ dsmagent
Could not load program dsmagent:
        Dependent module libxmlutil-5.3.4.0.a could not be loaded.
Could not load module libxmlutil-5.3.4.0.a.
System error: No such file or directory

In /usr/lib, there is a symlink to libxmlutil-5.3.3.0.a (pointing to a
non-existant file), which is the wrong version. Manually creating a
symlink to libxmlutil-5.3.4.0.a fixes the problem.

Manually inspecting the install package reveals that this is a packaging
error (see the file tivoli.tsm.client.ba.32bit.web.inventory and search
for SYMLINK).


So, when you want to install 5.3.4.3 on AIX and want to use the
Web-client, prepare to make a symlink yourself. (I already reported
this to IBM)

--
Jurjen Oskam

Savage's Law of Expediency:
        You want it bad, you'll get it bad.

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