Summary:-IBM MQ maintenance backup directories is now accessible only as root user. This APAR IT27293 available from IBM MQ 8.0.0.11 Fixpack , MQ9.1.0.2 Fixpack ,MQ9.0.0.6 Fixpacks or latest Fixpacks .After applying MQ9.0.0.6/MQ8.0.0.11/MQ9.1.0.2 Fixpack if the customer want to come back to previous Fixpack then also the maintenance directory is accessible only to the root user .The Non root user will not have access to maintenance directory .Description :-This issue potentially affects Linux/Solaris/HP-UX platforms. After applying 8.0.0.11 Fixpack or 9.1.0.2 Fixpack or 9.0.0.6 or above, the maintenance directory is accessible only to the root user. If you have configured a installation to take automated backups of maintenance , you should assess the impact of this changes.Maintenance directory path on specific platforms :-Linux: – “$MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/maintenance” Solaris – “/var/sadm/pkg/mqm*” HP-UX- “/var/adm/sw/save/MQSERIES”For example in Solaris platform :-Log in as root user :- root@morricone:/80011/server# find /var/sadm -name amqoamax 2>/dev/null /var/sadm/pkg/mqm-08-00-00-11/save/opt/mqm/bin/security/amqoamax /var/sadm/pkg/mqm-08-00-00-10/save/opt/mqm/bin/security/amqoamaxLog in as mqm user :- ivtid@morricone:/var/sadm/pkg$ cd /var/sadm/pkg/mqm-08-00-00-11/save bash: cd: /var/sadm/pkg/mqm-08-00-00-11/save: Permission denied ivtid@morricone:/var/sadm/pkg$ cd /var/sadm/pkg/mqm-08-00-00-10/save bash: cd: /var/sadm/pkg/mqm-08-00-00-10/save: Permission deniedHP platform :-Log in as root user :- # find /var/adm/sw -name amqoamax 2>/dev/null /var/adm/sw/save/MQSERIES/opt/mqm/MQM-SERVER-U08000010/opt/mqm/bin/security/amqoamax/var/adm/sw/save/MQSERIES/opt/mqm/MQM-SERVER-U08000011/opt/mqm/bin/security/amqoamaxLog in as mqm user :- # find /var/adm/sw -name amqoamax 2>/dev/null # cd /var/adm/sw/save/ sh: /var/adm/sw/save/: Permission denied.Linux PPC platform :-Log in as root user :- [root@gabriel ]# find /opt/mqm -name amqoamax 2>/dev/null /opt/mqm/maintenance/8.0.0.11/MQSeriesServer/backup/opt/mqm/bin/security/amqoamax /opt/mqm/maintenance/8.0.0.10/MQSeriesServer/backup/opt/mqm/bin/security/amqoamax /opt/mqm/bin/security/amqoamaxLog in as mqm user :- [mqm@gabriel ]$ find /opt/mqm -name amqoamax 2>/dev/null /opt/mqm/bin/security/amqoamax [mqm@gabriel ]$ cd /opt/mqm/maintenance/ bash: cd: /opt/mqm/maintenance/: Permission denied