Hello @jkaran321 , @AniyaSantiago  There are two important factors that one needs to consider when selection between Windows and Linux. 1.The SAS installer account needs to be a local administrator (there is a chance that other service accounts may be setup as admin account), whereas on Linux it is a standard account. 2.Second on Linux files created are not executable by default whereas on Windows they are. (One does come across the use xl2xlsx.vbs script to convert the file to xlsx format.) This is a sign of the system being vulnerable. These factors tilt the scale in favor of Linux as the OS. ... View more