Remote execution (job type PROXY) job fails with "replacement" error.
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Remote execution (job type PROXY) job fails with "replacement" error.
Job definition:
insert_job: RemoteExecJob job_type: PROXYmachine: CAWAAgent_REowner: testusr@unix_target_hostpermission:date_conditions: 0alarm_if_fail: 1remote_target: unix_target_hostspool_file: ">>/var/log/WA_spool/date.txt"success_codes: 0remote_command: "date"
Where:
- CAWAAgent_RE is the host that runs CA Workload Automation System Agent 11.3 SP5 with Remote Execution plugin configured.
The following proxy host properties file exists on CAWAAgent_RE under the <SystemAgent_Path>/config/proxy directory:
# cat unix_target_host.propertieshost=unix_target_hosttype=unixprotocol=ssh2port=22spoolHome=/var/log/WA_spooldefault.user=rootdefault.password=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- unix_target_host is the UNIX target host where the command "date" is to be executed.
- testusr@unix_target_host is a valid user on the target host.
Job detailed report:
Job Name Last Start Last End ST Run/Ntry Pri/Xit________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ __ ________ _______RemoteExecJob 21/08/2016 06:04:49 21/08/2016 06:04:49 FA 8123/1 1 Status/[Event] Time Ntry ES ProcessTime Machine -------------- --------------------- -- -- --------------------- ---------------------------------------- STARTING 21/08/2016 06:04:43 1 PD 21/08/2016 06:04:44 CAWAAgent_RE RUNNING 21/08/2016 06:04:49 1 PD 21/08/2016 06:04:50 CAWAAgent_RE FAILURE 21/08/2016 06:04:49 1 PD 21/08/2016 06:04:50 <replacement> [*** ALARM ***] JOBFAILURE 21/08/2016 06:04:50 1 PD 21/08/2016 06:04:50 CAWAAgent_RE
The proxy.log file on the CAWAAgent_RE host <SystemAgent_Path>/log/ directory has the following exception:
08/20/2016 15:32:58.676 EDT-0400 5 ProxyPlugin.proxy Internal Thread.CybWOBRunProxyHandler.processWob[:84] - Processing WOB 207.8123_1/WAAE_WF0.1/MAIN: RemoteTarget(unix_target_host) SpoolFile(>>/var/log/WA_spool/date.txt) ExitCode(0,S) Command1(date) User(testusr) Password() MFUser(testusr) WOBRequestID(120FB810A7CBD1D666CC175CAD2E0D0CA2BE200914717215786480)
08/20/2016 15:32:58.725 EDT-0400 5 ProxyPlugin.proxy Internal Thread.CybWOBRunProxyHandler.processWob[:139] - Submission thread started for WOB : 207.8123_1/WAAE_WF0.1/MAIN: RemoteTarget(unix_target_host) SpoolFile(>>/var/log/WA_spool/date.txt) ExitCode(0,S) Command1(date) User(testusr) Password() MFUser(testusr) WOBRequestID(120FB810A7CBD1D666CC175CAD2E0D0CA2BE200914717215786480)
08/20/2016 15:33:03.087 EDT-0400 5 ProxyPlugin.207.8123_1/WAAE_WF0.1/MAIN[Proxy].ProxyConnection.<init>[:143] - Creating connection to unix_target_host for WOB 207.8123_1/WAAE_WF0.1/MAIN
08/20/2016 15:33:03.091 EDT-0400 5 ProxyPlugin.207.8123_1/WAAE_WF0.1/MAIN[Proxy].ProxyConnection.<init>[:163] - Processing destination properties
08/20/2016 15:33:03.096 EDT-0400 5 ProxyPlugin.207.8123_1/WAAE_WF0.1/MAIN[Proxy].ProxyConnection.<init>[:179] - Creating ConnectionInfo
08/20/2016 15:33:03.111 EDT-0400 1 ProxyPlugin.207.8123_1/WAAE_WF0.1/MAIN[Proxy].ProxyConnection.<init>[:249] - java.lang.NullPointerException: replacement
Environment
Workload Automation AE
Cause
The password for the remote user (defined as the owner of the PROXY job) is missing in the WAAE database.
Resolution
The user specified as the owner should be valid user ID on the target machine and the credentials must be defined using the autosys_secure command, "[5] Manage user@host users" option (options "[5] Manage users -> [1] Manage users with password -> [1] Create a user" in WAAE 11.3.6 SP3 and higher).
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