Encrypting parameter values in the xcom.glb file fails with CA XCOM

Products

• XCOM Data Transport
• XCOM Data Transport - Windows
• XCOM Data Transport - Linux PC

Issue/Introduction

When encrypting passwords in the xcom.glb file using the XCOMENCR utility, errors were displayed

• The phrase #!ENCRYPT was specified on the line before XCOMHIST_PASSWORD=xxxxxxx
• xcomencr xcom.glb encr_xcom.glb was run
• xcomencr displayed 'ERROR: XCOMHIST_PASSWORD field is a global parm that cannot be overridden'
• The encr_xcom.glb files contains lines ' # the following line may contain a syntax error' for each option in the file.

Environment

XCOM r11.6 for Linux

Cause

XCOMENCR is not designed to encrypt parameters in the xcom.glb file. 

Resolution

XCOMENCR is a utility that will encrypt parameter values in a existing .CNF file. 

To encrypt the value of parameter XCOMHIST_PASSWORD= in the xcom.glb file, use the XCOM GUI.

1. Start the XCOM GUI as an administrator
2. Click on the Global Parameters tab.
3. Select the History section of the Global parameters and enter the password in the field. This will update the xcom.glb with an encrypted password.