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SAS/SHARE secure servers fails to start when AUTHENCR is set to OPTIONAL


A SAS/SHARE secured server fails to start when the macro variable or environmental variable "AUTHENCR" is set to a value besides REQUIRED. The following error occurs when the value is set to OPTIONAL.

   Unexpected ERROR 80000502 from WQTAINIT  :
   ERROR: Module SASVOPT  not found in search   paths.

The module name in the error will change depending on the value that is specified. The only valid values are OPTIONAL and REQUIRED. The default value is OPTIONAL. The workaround is to either not set the variable, or to set to REQUIRED. Depending on the action that you need.

The default setting will allow a client running 6.11 TS020 or earlier toconnect to the server. REQUIRED means that each client must encrypt the username and password that it sends to the server.

If a TCP client that is not capable of using encryption tries to connectto a TCP server that requires encryption, the client receives the error message: ERROR: TCP link establishment failed.


Products: SHARE
Component: SERVER
Priority: LOW
Status: Outstanding Problem
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996

System Release Reported Release Fixed
AIX/6000 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
OpenVMS Alpha 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
HP-UX Operating Systems 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
IBM OS/2 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
Solaris 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
Windows 3.11 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
Windows 95 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
Windows NT 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  

No Fixes Available