topic Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User in Administration and Deployment

SASDEMO and SASSRV User

japsas100 — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:28:15 GMT

Hello,

Could you confirm whether sasdemo and sassrv user's are created when installing the SAS or its created after installation? I can't find these users in metadata and OS level.

Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User

alexal — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:33:58 GMT

A sassrv is a SAS Spawned Servers account, so yes it is a part of the installation. https://go.documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=bicdc&cdcVersion=9.4&docsetId=bisecag&docsetTarget=p18wh3fg2jlhegn0zm24njz1lz7e.htm&locale=en

Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User

Kurt_Bremser — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:36:25 GMT

How do you use SAS, and did you install it?

Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User

japsas100 — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:47:09 GMT

@Kurt_Bremser

We are using sas on AIX env. It includes metadata, compute and web server. No, this was installed by someone else.

Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User

gwootton — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:17:13 GMT

The deployment process does not create user accounts in the OS, only in Metadata, so creating the users in the OS is something that should have been done already. Creating sasdemo is optional, during deployment there is a check box presented for creating the sasdemo account in Metadata.

SAS 9.4 Administration - Installation and Configuration Guide - Defining User Accounts - Required External User Accounts for SAS
https://go.documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=bicdc&cdcVersion=9.4&docsetId=biig&docsetTarget=n02002intelplatform00install.htm&locale=en#n02005intelplatform00install

Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User

japsas100 — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:27:13 GMT

@gwootton

what about sassrv user, Is this also optional and creating during deployment?

Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User

Kurt_Bremser — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:29:15 GMT

Then check with your SAS admins why they did not activate the sasdemo, and which user is used to start pooled server processes.

Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User

gwootton — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:33:18 GMT

No, a sassrv account (not necessarily with the user name sassrv) is required.

Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User

japsas100 — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:45:07 GMT

@gwootton Thanks

Can you please advise where I have to look same account(sassrv) with different name?

Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User

gwootton — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:47:22 GMT

In SAS Management Console in the properties for the SAS General Servers group's "Accounts" tab.

Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User

japsas100 — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:39:44 GMT

Thanks!

I got sassrv account with different name. Can we find sas demo with different account in smc?

Re: SASDEMO and SASSRV User

gwootton — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:42:20 GMT

If created, it would be under the user "SAS Demo User" in SAS Management Console. Similarly under the Accounts tab of the user's properties.