When you install and configure the SASPy interface for a local connection on a Microsoft Windows operating system, the following error can appear after you try to launch a SAS^® session:

This error occurs because the sspiauth.dll file, included in your SAS installation, is not included in your system PATH environment variables. Follow the instructions below to add the sspiauth.dll file to your system PATH variable. You need administrative privileges to perform these steps.

1. Navigate to the SASHOME\SASFoundation\9.4\core\sasext directory.
2. Search for the sspiauth.dll file to verify that it is included in your installation. If it is not present, contact SAS Technical Support.
3. After you verify that the sspiauth.dll file is present, record its full directory path. Here is an example:
      C:\Program Files\SASHOME\SASFoundation\9.4\core\sasext
4. Navigate to Control Panel ► System and Security ► System ► Advanced system settings.
5. Select Environment Variables.
6. When the Environment Variables window appears, click the Path user variable to select it and click Edit.
7. The Edit environment variable window should appear.
8. In this window, select New and paste in the directory path that you recorded in Step 3.
9. Click OK until you return to the main System window.
10. Launch the command prompt to start a new SAS session using SASPy.

If the steps above did not resolve your issue, do the following:

• Take a screenshot of the window, with the new directory path that you inserted, from Step 8. 
• Send the screenshot, as well as your sascfg_personal.py file, to SAS Technical Support.

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