When you hardcode a userid and/or password on a SIGNON statement that has a
length of 8 characters, the userid and/or password is sent to the remote
host incorrectly.  Subsequently, the remote host will indicate the
userid and/or password is invalid.  The client SAS session may receive
the following errors:

   ERROR: A communication subsystem partner link setup request failure
   has occurred.
   ERROR: Communication request rejected by partner: security
   verification failure.

To circumvent the problem, you should:

- prompt for a userid and/or password
- put quotes around the hardcoded values on the SIGNON statement

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_sbcs_prod_list.html#013545

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

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_dbcs_prod_list.html#013545

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at :