An error occurs during Install Post Processing when applying hot fixes for SAS® Environment Manager version 2.5_M4


When applying Hot Fix J9VXXX for SAS® Environment Manager version 2.5_M4, an issue might occur during the Install Post Processing step in either Windows or UNIX environments. The below errors might occur in the sasevM7_jarfix_ddMmmyyyy.xxxxxx.log file:

2024-03-13 15:53:59 LogLineWriter - error: BUILD FAILED
2024-03-13 15:53:59 LogLineWriter - error: E:\Apps\SAS\SASHome\SASEnvironmentManager\2.5\hotfix\sasevM7_jarfix.xml:175: The following error occurred while executing this line:
2024-03-13 15:53:59 LogLineWriter - error: E:\Apps\SAS\SASHome\SASEnvironmentManager\2.5\hotfix\sasevM7_jarfix.xml:1083: Errors have been encountered. Please see sasevM7_jarfix_13Mar2024.155340_error.log for details.
2024-03-13 15:53:59 LogLineWriter - error: Total time: 18 seconds
2024-03-13 15:53:59 Controller - An error occurred during processing:
2024-03-13 15:53:59 Controller - There is a problem that seems to be an issue with the installer: Could not invoke public int com.sas.tools.installs.it.tasks.RunApplicationTask.postInstall() throws com.sas.tools.installs.it.InstallException on instance com.sas.tools.installs.it.tasks.RunApplicationTask@1a2351b
2024-03-13 15:53:59 Controller - com.sas.tools.installs.it.InstallException: Could not invoke public int com.sas.tools.installs.it.tasks.RunApplicationTask.postInstall() throws com.sas.tools.installs.it.InstallException on instance com.sas.tools.installs.it.tasks.RunApplicationTask@1a2351b 

The following workaround should resolve this issue: 

  1. Place the hot fix file in <SASHOME>/InstallMisc/HotFixes/New.
  2. Launch SAS® Deployment Manager with the -reinstallhotfix and -alwaysoverwrite options.
    1. In UNIX environments: ./sasdm.sh -reinstallhotfix -alwaysoverwrite
    2. In a Windows Command Prompt: sasdm.exe -reinstallhotfix -alwaysoverwrite
  3. Go through the prompts to apply the hot fix.

If you continue to encounter issues, open a case with SAS Technical Support.