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Status Submitted
Workspace IBM i
Categories Networking
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 7, 2025

Fix bug in CHGSMTPA

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When you run CHGSMTPA you can choose SBSD in which you can run smtp jobs. This parameter allows putting 10 chars for the *sbsd object and 10 chars for the library.

When you use a 10-character library in the parameter, however, errors occur in both updating the QATMSMTP file, in fact it shows up in the library name and *SAME file. For example, if I run the CHGSMTPA SBSD(POWERUTILS/POWERTCP) command, on the qusrsys/QATMSMTP file I would have expected powerutils/powertcp instead I find POWERUTILS*SAME. If I use a library name with 9 characters instead, I have no problem.

The same parameter is supported by the CHGFTPA and CHGOBJCA commands, and in these cases the subsystem change works correctly.

Idea priority Medium