Problem Note 41966: Using the SYSTEM account with automated installations might result in error messages
If you use provisioning software to install SAS
® software, and the deployment target machine is a Windows 7 system, one of the following error messages might occur during installation:
SETINIT: FAILED. Install will now abort.
ERROR: Invalid physical name for library SASUSER.
The error message occurs when the SAS installation is in the final stage of its processing, when it batch applies the setinit. It appears in sasinstall_date_time.log default path C:\Program Files\SAS\InstallMisc\InstallLogs\9.2).
Provisioning software such as SMS and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 use the SYSTEM account when deploying software across an enterprise. The CSIDL_PERSONAL variable used during installation uses the user's My Documents path. However, on Windows 7, the SYSTEM account Documents does not exist. Therefore, it is necessary to add it before installation.
To correct the problem, create the Documents folder in the systemprofile folder for the appropriate bit architecture.
For 32-bit Systems:
For 64-bit Systems That Use 32-bit SAS:
Operating System and Release Information
SAS System | Base SAS | Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.21_M2 | | 9.2 TS2M2 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.21_M2 | | 9.2 TS2M2 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.21_M2 | | 9.2 TS2M2 | |
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.21_M2 | | 9.2 TS2M2 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.21_M2 | | 9.2 TS2M2 | |
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.21_M2 | | 9.2 TS2M2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.21_M2 | | 9.2 TS2M2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.21_M2 | | 9.2 TS2M2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.21_M2 | | 9.2 TS2M2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.21_M2 | | 9.2 TS2M2 | |
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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.
Automated SASĀ® deployments that use the SYSTEM account might result in this error message on Windows 7: "SETINIT: FAILED. Install will now abort."
Type: | Problem Note |
Priority: | high |
Date Modified: | 2014-03-07 10:32:27 |
Date Created: | 2010-12-24 11:50:20 |