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Problem Note 69210: Deleting a password-protected data set via SAS® Remote Library Services in a concatenated library might not honor password protection
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When you delete a SAS data set in a concatenated library via Remote Library Services, the ALTER password might not be requested and the data set is deleted as if there is no password protection.
The behavior is encountered when the data set being deleted in not in the first library within the concatenation.
Here is an example code fragment:
signon R user='sas' password='secret';
rsubmit;
libname A "/u/sas/concat/tmp1";
libname B "/u/sas/concat/tmp2";
libname C "/u/sas/concat/tmp3";
libname ABC (A B C);
libname CBA (C B A);
endrsubmit;
libname A "/u/sas/concat/tmp1";
libname B "/u/sas/concat/tmp2";
libname C "/u/sas/concat/tmp3";
libname ABC (A B C);
libname CBA (C B A);
endrsubmit;
libname rem_ABC slibref = ABC server=R;
libname rem_CBA slibref = CBA server=R;
libname rem_CBA slibref = CBA server=R;
In this code, a data set in LIBNAME A that is referenced through rem_ABC on the client requires the ALTER password before it can be deleted. However, if you attempt to delete the data set that is referenced via rem_CBA, the ALTER password is not required.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/CONNECT | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 11 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||