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DB2 - Problem description

Problem IC85780 Status: Closed

CORE DUMPED BY DB2SETUP WHEN NIS/NIS+ IS ENABLED.

product:
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / A10 - DB2
Problem description:
If NIS/NIS+ is enabled on your system and you want to use the 
GUI installation to install or upgrade your product, the 
db2setup utility may dump with the following error : 
 
# ./db2setup 
 
DBI1190I  db2setup is preparing the DB2 Setup wizard which will 
guide 
      you through the program setup process. Please wait. 
 
 
 
# 
 
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime 
Environment: 
# 
 
#  SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0xffffffff7ed3c270, pid=13698, tid=43 
 
# 
 
# JRE version: 7.0-b148 
 
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (21.0-b18 
interpreted mode 
solaris-sparc compressed oops) 
 
# Problematic frame: 
 
# C  [libc.so.1+0x3c270]  strncpy+0x90 
 
# 
 
# Core dump written. Default location: 
 
/tmp/db2.tmp.9810/db2/solaris/install/core or core.13698 
 
# 
 
# An error report file with more information is saved as: 
 
# /tmp/db2.tmp.9810/db2/solaris/install/hs_err_pid13698.log 
 
# 
 
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit: 
 
#   http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/crash.jsp 
 
# The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native 
code. 
# See problematic frame for where to report the bug. 
 
# 
 
Abort - core dumped
Problem Summary:
**************************************************************** 
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
* System where NIS/NIS+ is enabled                             * 
**************************************************************** 
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* See Error Description                                        * 
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Upgrade to DB2 10.1 FP2 or later                             * 
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Local Fix:
Use the silent installation 
or 
Disable NIS/NIS+
available fix packs:
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
The problem is first fixed in DB2 10.1 FP2
Workaround
not known / see Local fix
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
08.08.2012
11.02.2013
11.02.2013
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)
10.1.0.2 FixList
10.5.0.2 FixList