Problem Note 67036: Connecting to PostgreSQL from SAS® Federation Server 4.4 fails with the error "Invalid connection string attribute BRANDED_DRIVER"
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When you connect to PostgreSQL via SAS Federation Server 4.4, the connection fails with an error message similar to the following:
Invalid connection string attribute BRANDED_DRIVER
This message might disappear later.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Federation Server | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 4.4 | 4.4 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 4.4 | 4.4 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 4.4 | 4.4 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Threaded Kernel Extensions for FedSQL and DS2 Standalone 9.4_M7 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/J1F.html#67036
SAS Federation Server 4.4 ships SAS branded drivers that cause a warning about the BRANDED_DRIVER option being unsupported or ignored when connecting.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2020-12-04 11:34:26 |
| Date Created: | 2020-12-03 16:35:17 |