When you try to deploy the SAS Embedded Process (EP) for Greenplum, an error might occur when the following are true:

• You try to deploy the sas-sepcoregplm-16.0.0 or earlier version of the EP.
• You run Greenplum Version 7.0.0 or later.
• You run the InstallSASSEPFiles.sh script.

The error might be similar to the following:

./InstallSASEPFiles.sh: line 497: gpscp: command not found
ERROR: Could not create sasenv.cfg in /usr/local/greenplum-db-7.1.0/lib/postgresql/SASEPHome/misc on all hosts

The hot fix contains an updated EP that will support Greenplum Version 7.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note for a link to instructions about accessing and applying the software update.

Note: After you complete the update instructions linked on the Hot Fix tab, this issue will be patched for all of your SAS products that use the SAS Embedded Process for Greenplum.

Operating System and Release Information

Viya on Linux: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Linux Deployment Guide at