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db2cat leaks a small amount of memory for each table processed. 
On a database with a very large number of tables, it is possible 
to encounter a user data memory limit - such as the default 
128MB limit on AIX.  Upon hitting this limit, db2cat will fail 
with an error similar to the following : 
 
13180: Unable to allocate memory for packed descriptor: len = 
2608. 
 
The memory leak has no impact other than causing the db2cat 
program to fail.  The amount of memory leaked is not excessive - 
on an example system 30000 tables were processed before hitting 
the 128MB memory limit - and the memory is released as soon as 
the db2cat program fails.

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* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* As this command is typically run in isolated problem         * 
* diagnostic situations, it is recommended to use the          * 
* identified workaround                                        * 
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Increase the user data limit in the environment where the db2cat 
program is to be run.

DB2 Cancun Release 10.5.0.4 (also known as Fix Pack 4) for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
 DB2 Version 10.5 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
 

Problem first fixed in DB2 Version 10.5 Fix pack 4

see Local Fix

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

25.11.2013
22.09.2014
22.09.2014