Problem Note 58671: In Linux environments, a SYSTASK statement might fail with a segmentation violation error
In Linux environments, using the SYSTASK statement to execute an operating system command fails after approximately 500 iterations. An error similar to the following appears in the SAS log file:
ERROR: An exception has been encountered.
ERROR: Please contact technical support and provide them with the following traceback information:
ERROR: The SAS task name is [EVENTTSK]
ERROR: Segmentation Violation
ERROR: Traceback of the Exception:
ERROR: /apps/SAS/SAS93/SASFoundation/9.3/sasexe/sas [0x514e3d]
ERROR: /apps/SAS/SAS93/SASFoundation/9.3/sasexe/sas [0x41e318]
ERROR: /apps/SAS/SAS93/SASFoundation/9.3/sasexe/sas [0x41dfef]
ERROR: /apps/SAS/SAS93/SASFoundation/9.3/sasexe/tkmk.so(bkt_signal_handler+0x 144) [0x2af9bd609364]
ERROR: /lib64/libpthread.so.0 [0x3e78a0eb70]
ERROR: /apps/SAS/SAS93/SASFoundation/9.3/sasexe/sas [0x4b6160]
ERROR: /apps/SAS/SAS93/SASFoundation/9.3/sasexe/sas [0x4b1b78]
ERROR: /apps/SAS/SAS93/SASFoundation/9.3/sasexe/sas(vvtevnt+0x324)[0x41cfd4]
ERROR: /apps/SAS/SAS93/SASFoundation/9.3/sasexe/sas(vvtentr+0x104)[0x41df34]
ERROR: /lib64/libpthread.so.0 [0x3e78a0673d]
ERROR: /lib64/libc.so.6(clone+0x6d) [0x3e77ed44bd]
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Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
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If you use the SYSTASK statement to execute an operating system command, it might fail after approximately 500 iterations.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | alert |
| Date Modified: | 2016-07-26 15:04:44 |
| Date Created: | 2016-07-25 17:43:16 |
