Crtpkgw.exe Hangs While Trying to Create Packages in DB2 When Connected over TCP/IP

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This article was previously published under Q235631

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SYMPTOMS

If the DB2 user doesn't have appropriate authority to create packages in a DB2 collection or if an invalid collection is specified for the Package Collection property and the Crtpkgw.exe utility is used to connect to DB2 (Mainframe) over TCP/IP and create the packages, the utility stops responding (hangs) or causes an access violation.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

215838 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/215838/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack

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WORKAROUND

Make sure the user has the proper authority to create packages or specify a valid collection name for the Package Collection property. For additional information on creating packages, please refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

216810 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216810/EN-US/ ) Creating Packages for use with ODBC Driver for DB2 and OLE DB Provider for DB2

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 2 . This problem was first corrected in SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 3.

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MORE INFORMATION

With service pack 3, if the user doesn't have the authority to create package, the following error message is returned when Crtpkgw.exe is used to create the packages:

SQL Error: Code=-567, State=42501, Error Text= AUTHORIZATION ERROR USING auth-id AUTHORITY PACKAGE = package-name PRIVILEGE = privilege

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