During installation of SAS 9 on OpenVMS Alpha, if the first SID you
designate during the install contains an expired SETINIT, the install
program complains. If you then designate a SID file with a valid
SETINIT, the install proceeds. However, when the install gets to the
section where it actually applies the SETINIT, an error will occur
indicating that the SETINIT has expired.

To avoid the problem, be sure that you point your installation to a SID
file with a valid SETINIT when installing SAS.

To recover from this issue, you can run the SASSETUP.COM file located in
your SAS$ROOT location, choose "Renew SAS Software" and apply a valid
SID file.  Then, choose "Perform SAS Software Configuration", and go
through steps 1-5.


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#014236

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#014236

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 :