topic Re: Files accessible via file explorer but NOT w SAS Studio in Administration and Deployment

Files accessible via file explorer but NOT w SAS Studio

shoin — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:05:31 GMT

Sort of a simple issue but has us puzzled a bot. WIN OS single server, SAS Studio install no metadata etc. Dir. structure and sub folders accessible via WIN File Explorer w/o any issue yet it is not true when accessing the same path/structure via SAS Studio. Any insight is appreciated.

TIA

Re: Files accessible via file explorer but NOT w SAS Studio

Reeza — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:17:35 GMT

How are you trying to access it via SAS Studio? Other files in other directories work fine?
Is case sensitivity an issue?

Re: Files accessible via file explorer but NOT w SAS Studio

Tom — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:24:17 GMT

If you are using SAS/Studio to connect to SAS running on the same machine then use the Files and Folders tab in SAS/Studio user interface to look for the files.

If might be that Windows explorer is using some plug-in/Windows specific feature to let you browse things as if they were files on a disk that aren't really files on a disk. Like a objects stored in a SharePoint site for example.

Re: Files accessible via file explorer but NOT w SAS Studio

shoin — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 22:17:43 GMT

TY Reeza and Tom,

Install is SAS Studio Basic on WIN 2012 R2 machine. A group of users have no issue accessing the SAS Studio via web browser and using the Server Files and Folders > Folder Shortcuts

Can see all other folder in that path but cannot navigate to any other user's folder nor any sub folder under own folder, can do in file explorer
Among 12 users, this is only one with issue
Could login from laptop using a chrome web browser. Just could not access folder.

By the way do you know where does folder shortcut is set (default value) I have looked in all autoexec and cfg files and do not see it (mostly empty).

Thank you in advance,

Re: Files accessible via file explorer but NOT w SAS Studio

Sajid01 — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:11:53 GMT

Regarding the following

By the way do you know where does folder shortcut is set (default value)
 I have looked in all autoexec and cfg files and do not see it (mostly empty).

the following link provides the details. Typically a single install SAS Server has a metadata server and SAS management console.

http://support.sas.com/kb/59/828.html

If this does not apply in your case, then SAS Tech Support may be the best place to reach out to.

Re: Files accessible via file explorer but NOT w SAS Studio

Jackie_sas — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:03:39 GMT

SAS Studio configuration options are in a config.properties file inside the WAR folder. Go to the SAS Studio support site here: https://support.sas.com/en/software/studio-support.html
Select Documentation. Then select the appropriate version of SAS Studio and click on the link to the Help Center. On the left, open the Administrator's Guide. There is a section on Configuration properties.

Re: Files accessible via file explorer but NOT w SAS Studio

shoin — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:00:58 GMT

Hi All, in the end it was the case of nested AD group membership. Once appropriate membership was restored, it worked. Voila. Apparently whoever was giving the lookup answer did not know how to read membership info. (sigh!)

Sorry about wasting your time.

Re: Files accessible via file explorer but NOT w SAS Studio

Sajid01 — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:03:57 GMT

Thanks for the reply.
You have enlightened us with your experience.

Re: Files accessible via file explorer but NOT w SAS Studio

Kurt_Bremser — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:09:23 GMT

This is not a waste of time. Someone else may have a similar problem and find a solution in this thread. Including your reason for the problem.