Problem Note 56619: MP CONNECT sessions fail to start properly and return the error "Remote signon to RHOST canceled"
The use of Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) in SAS/CONNECT® can cause a long connection string when you try to start an MP CONNECT session. You might see the following error message in the SAS® job log:
ERROR: A communication subsystem partner link setup request failure has occurred.
ERROR: SAS did not start properly. Please ensure that your sascmd value does not attempt
       to run SAS in the background.
ERROR: Remote signon to RHOST canceled.ServerName 
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Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS/CONNECT | z/OS | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 
*
        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.
       
| Type: | Problem Note | 
| Priority: | medium | 
| Date Modified: | 2015-09-30 14:52:18 | 
| Date Created: | 2015-09-18 12:41:07 |