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Problem Note 41254: You are not prompted to provide passwords when you submit a batch SAS/CONNECT® SIGNON statement with PW=_PROMPT_ even if a terminal is available
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A batch SAS/CONNECT SIGNON statement that is submitted using PW=_PROMPT_ does not prompt for passwords, even if a terminal is available for the prompt.
The following sample code prompts for your password when it is invoked in a batch SAS® session:
/* Show status of DMR and TERMINAL options. */
%put dmr=%sysfunc(getoption(dmr)) terminal=%sysfunc(getoption(terminal));
signon hostname.__1234 uid="doesntmatter" pw=_prompt_;
rsubmit;
endrsubmit;
signoff;
This code works in releases prior to SAS 9.2. However, you get the following error message when you run the same code in SAS 9.2:
NOTE: Remote signon to HOSTNAME.__1234 commencing (SAS Release
9.02.02M3P041310).
ERROR: No terminal connected to the SAS session.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/CONNECT | z/OS | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.21 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||