Installation Note 50437: The Bash shell is required for SAS® 9.4 TS1M0 on UNIX and Linux for the SAS Application Server
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The Bash shell is required when deploying the middle-tier for SAS 9.4 TS1M0 on UNIX and Linux. Scripts delivered with the SAS Application Server use Bash as the command interpreter. The hard-coded path to the Bash shell is
/bin/bash. The Bash shell must either be installed or a symbolic link must be established to execute from that location.
If the Bash shell is not installed, the configuration of the SAS Application Server fails. Errors similar to the following appear in the log:
If the Bash shell is not installed, the configuration of the SAS Application Server fails. Errors similar to the following appear in the log:
2013-07-15 17:28:07,075 [main] ERROR com.sas.sdw.SDWExceptionHandler - java.io.IOException: Cannot run program
"/data/SASHome/SASWebApplicationServer/9.4/tcruntime-instance.sh" (in directory "/data/config/Lev1/Web/WebAppServer"): java.io.IOException: error=2, No such file or directory
Caused by: java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: error=2, No such file or directory
The Bash shell is generally included by default for Linux and Solaris. For other platforms, the Bash
shell can be downloaded:
"/data/SASHome/SASWebApplicationServer/9.4/tcruntime-instance.sh" (in directory "/data/config/Lev1/Web/WebAppServer"): java.io.IOException: error=2, No such file or directory
Caused by: java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: error=2, No such file or directory
- For AIX: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/aix/linux/toolbox/ezinstall.html
- For HP-UX on Itanium: http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Shells/bash-4.2.045
Be sure to install prerequisite packages. - From the gnu.org site, if you prefer to compile: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | N/A | 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M0 | |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Linux on Itanium | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
The Bash shell is required for SAS® 9.4 TS1M0 on UNIX and Linux for the SAS Application Server. Scripts delivered with SAS 9.4 use Bash as the command interpreter.
| Type: | Installation Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2013-07-18 19:23:32 |
| Date Created: | 2013-07-18 11:57:38 |