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Problem Note 41806: Customized locations of the WORK and SASUSER libraries are overwritten when you apply a maintenance release to a SAS® 9.2 software deployment

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After you apply a maintenance release to an existing SAS 9.2 deployment, any prior customizations to the location of the WORK and SASUSER libraries contained in the SASV9.CFG file are overwritten. The updated SASV9.CFG file specifies the default location for the libraries.

The defaults settings for the -SASUSER and -WORK libraries are as follows:

   /* Setup the default SAS System user profile folder             */
   -SASUSER "?CSIDL_PERSONAL\My SAS Files\9.2"

   /* Setup the default SAS System user work folder                */
   -WORK "!TEMP\SAS Temporary Files"

As part of the maintenance installation process, the original SASV9.CFG file containing the customizations is backed up and saved as a file named SASV9.xxx (where xxx is the version of the backed up file).

    For example: SASV9.000.

To restore the former customizations, edit the SASV9.CFG file using an editor (such as Notepad or Textpad). Copy the customizations for the WORK and SASUSER libraries from the backed up SASV9.xxx file into the new SASV9.CFG file. After making these changes, select File ► Save.

The SASV9.cfg and backup SASV9.xxx files are located by default in SASROOT!\nls\en. The default location for SASROOT is C:\Program Files\SAS\SASFoundation\9.2\.

This issue has been fixed in SAS 9.3.



Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemN/AMicrosoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M0
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Ultimate x649.2 TS2M29.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit9.2 TS2M29.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Professional x649.2 TS2M29.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit9.2 TS2M29.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Home Premium x649.2 TS2M29.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Enterprise x649.2 TS2M29.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit9.2 TS2M29.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit9.2 TS2M29.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x649.2 TS2M29.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 20089.2 TS2M29.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x649.2 TS2M29.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M0
Windows Vista9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M0
Windows Vista for x649.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M0
* 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.