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DB2 - Problem description

Problem IC84223 Status: Closed

DB2IDROP FAILS TO DROP INSTANCE AND DISPLAYS MISLEADING SUCCESS MESSAGE

product:
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / A10 - DB2
Problem description:
When the sqllib directory of the instance user is missing, 
db2idrop will display a success message but fail to drop the 
instance. 
 
e.g. 
 
# ./db2idrop db2inst1 
DBI1070I  Program db2idrop completed successfully. 
 
# ./db2ilist 
db2inst1
Problem Summary:
**************************************************************** 
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
* ALL                                                          * 
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* See Error Description                                        * 
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* update to v10fp1                                             * 
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Local Fix:
Remove the global registry entry using db2iset and remove any 
ports used by the instance: 
1) db2iset -d db2inst1 
2) remove unused db2inst1 related ports from /etc/services
available fix packs:
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 3 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 4 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 3a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Solution
When the sqllib directory of the instance user is missing, 
db2idrop will display a success message but fail to drop the 
instance. 
 
e.g. 
 
# ./db2idrop db2inst1 
DBI1070I  Program db2idrop completed successfully. 
 
# ./db2ilist 
db2inst1
Workaround
not known / see Local fix
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
13.06.2012
21.11.2012
21.11.2012
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)
10.1.0.1 FixList
10.5.0.1 FixList