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Hewlett Packard Enterprise | a00136545en_us
Advisory: HP-UX 11.31 - Glance 12.20.012 Is Reporting Non-Fatal Error for Non Root User
Last update date:
1/17/2024
Affected products:
No affected products provided.
Affected releases:
HPE GlancePlus Pak Software Series, HPE GlancePlus Software Series
Fixed releases:
No fixed releases provided.
Description:
Info
When Micro Focus Glance 12.20.012 is executed as non-root user, the following warning and errors are displayed: WARNING: Unable to open ".glancerc_hp", "adviser.out", and "glance.err". Either your $HOME environment is not defined or there is no write access to your $HOME directory. Hence GlancePlus will save customize configuration, adviser output and the error log data to /var/opt/perf directory. To correct this problem set $HOME to a directory with write permission and re-start GlancePlus. <Press Return key to continue> ===================== Glance Non-Fatal Error ===================== Version: User : testuser(/dev/pts/0) Date: Tue Jul 11 11:45:56 File : /nfs-svn-share2/BLR.OvPA.12.20.t/hp1123ipfx64/hpsw-oa/PA//gp/source/glance/glance.c Line: 427 System : testsystem B.11.31 ia64 Unable to create /var/opt/perf/glance.err ====================================================================== ===================== Glance Non-Fatal Error ===================== Version: User : testuser(/dev/pts/0) Date: Tue Jul 11 11:45:56 File : /nfs-svn-share2/BLR.OvPA.12.20.t/hp1123ipfx64/hpsw-oa/PA//gp/source/glance/glance.c Line: 434 System : testsystem B.11.31 ia64 Unable to duplicate an file descriptor ====================================================================== ===================== Glance Non-Fatal Error ===================== Version: User : testuser(/dev/pts/0) Date: Tue Jul 11 11:45:56 File : /nfs-svn-share2/BLR.OvPA.12.20.t/hp1123ipfx64/hpsw-oa/PA//gp/source/glance/thresholds.c Line: 2339 System : testsystem B.11.31 ia64 Cannot write to local thresholds file. ======================================================================
Scope
Any HPE Integrity server running HP-UX 11.31, Micro Focus Glance 12.20.012 (or later), and TC097P Operations Agent 12.20.012 (or later).
Resolution
Changes to Micro Focus Operations Agent 12.20 were implemented to fix local privileges vulnerability CVE-2020-11861. More information about the change and fix for Glance versions 12.06, 12.10, 12.11 is available at: https://support.microfocus.com/kb/kmdoc.php?id=KM03709900 In summary, the warning and errors are a result of running Glance as non-privileged user after CVE-2020-11861 fix. CVE-2020-11861 fix for Glance versions 12.06, 12.10, 12.11 can be downloaded from the following Micro Focus URL: https://support.microfocus.com/kb/kmdoc.php?id=KM03709900 Disclaimer: One or more of the links above will take you outside the HPE website. HPE is not responsible for content outside of its domain. RECEIVE PROACTIVE UPDATES : Receive support alerts (such as Customer Advisories), as well as updates on drivers, software, firmware, and customer replaceable components, proactively in your e-mail through HPE Support Alerts. Sign up for Support Alerts at the following URL: HPE Email Preference Center NAVIGATION TIP: For hints on navigating HPE.com to locate the latest drivers, patches and other support software downloads, refer to the Navigation Tips document. SEARCH TIP: For hints on locating similar documents on HPE.com, refer to the Search Tips document.
