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Problem Note 12700: Active temporary utility files removed by cleanwork

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Active utility files in the SAS WORK directory may be incorrectly
removed by cleanwork.

The binary-to-hex conversion that is responsible for the naming of the
temporary utility file directory is incorrectly converting the SAS
process ID number (PID) to the hex equivalent.

The cleanwork utility relies on the naming convention of these temporary
files to compare the directory name to the active SAS PIDs, and will
remove all SAS WORK utility directories that do not have an active PID.

The follow error message indicates that the utility directory was
removed prior to SAS referencing it.

    ERROR:  Utility file read failed.


A Technical Support hot fix for SAS 9.1 (TS1M0) for this
issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/b9_sbcs_prod_list.html#012700

For customers running SAS with Asian Language Support (DBCS), this
hot fix should be downloaded from:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/b9_dbcs_prod_list.html#012700


A Technical Support hot fix for SAS 9.1.2 (9.1 TS1M2) for this
issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/c9_sbcs_prod_list.html#012700

For customers running SAS with Asian Language Support (DBCS), this
hot fix should be downloaded from:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/c9_dbcs_prod_list.html#012700


Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SAS64-bit Enabled Solaris9.1 TS1M09.1 TS1M3
Linux9.1 TS1M09.1 TS1M3
64-bit Enabled AIX9.1 TS1M09.1 TS1M3
HP-UX IPF9.1 TS1M09.1 TS1M3
64-bit Enabled HP-UX9.1 TS1M09.1 TS1M3
Tru64 UNIX9.1 TS1M09.1 TS1M3
* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.