topic Re: SAS Cleanwork on Linux Error: Running as user root on hostname in Administration and Deployment

SAS Cleanwork on Linux Error: Running as user root on hostname

ashkaan — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 07:11:16 GMT

Hi All,

I encounter the following message (Running as user root on hostname) when I use cleanwork command:

After changing the owner to root:

Please let me know if there are any mistakes and how do I use cleanwork command on Redhat 7?

Thanks in advance.

Re: SAS Cleanwork on Linux Error: Running as user root on hostname

JuanS_OCS — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 07:24:23 GMT

Hi @ashkaan ,

I do not think you should change ownership to roop, I would leave the ownership as it defaults by SAS installation.

There is nothing wrong with this message, it is just an informative message for whom triggers the utility, but the utility still runs OK. There is a reason for having this message: you will run the tool with elevated privileges and you will clean the work folders not only of your user, but for all the users. Again, just a positive warning, not an error.

Re: SAS Cleanwork on Linux Error: Running as user root on hostname

AnandVyas — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 07:44:11 GMT

You don't need to change permissions of the utility itself, you need to just run it using root or sudo ID.

sudo <path-to-clean-work>/cleanwork <path-to-sas-work>

Re: SAS Cleanwork on Linux Error: Running as user root on hostname

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:17:23 GMT

Leave the program file as is, do not change its ownership or permissions, these are fine per default.

Just run it from root, as you obviously do; the message is there for information purposes (I guess they did it so technical support can immediately determine the problem when somebody runs it as non-root).