Issues with sas installation on Linux

[sasprofile]

Hello all

I have issue when I run sas setup on Linux with below warnings and its not moving further.

I performed below steps but still the issue persists.

can any one please advise on this

Warning: The resource limit on the number of processes of 4096 is below

the recommended value of 10240 for this platform.

For more information, see "Maximum Number of Processes" at

http://support.sas.com/resources/thirdpartysupport/v94/appservers/preinstall.html

Warning: The resource limit on the number of open file descriptors of

1024 is below the recommended value of 20480 for this platform.

For more information, "Pre-Installation Steps for SAS 9.4 Middle Tier" at

https://support.sas.com/en/documentation/third-party-software-reference/9-4/support-for-web-applicat...

Launching the SAS Deployment Wizard...

An error occurred while launching Java. Please check the following log file:

/home/sas/.SASAppData/SASDeploymentWizard/deploywiz_2020-03-02-19.39.23.log

Can't connect to X11 window server using ':0' as the value of the DISPLAY variable.

I performed below steps, but still am encountered with same issue

1. Installed Java - yum install java

2. Had set in /etc/security/limits.conf

sas             soft    nofile          20480

sas             hard    nofile          20480

sas             soft    nproc           65535

sas             hard    nproc           65535

3. echo DISPLAY=localhost:0.0

Thank you all

[alexal]

@sasprofile ,

Do not forget to restart your server after increasing user limits. Also, use xclock application to test the connection to your remote X11 server.

[sasprofile]

I tried rebooting servers, but still same error

[Andy547]

Hello sasprofile,

   Before the installation try:

id

 Your userid should be 'sas'

ulimit -a 

You should see the values you expected. 

Next, on your Windows client install Xming or another X Windows Server

 then in a command prompt type 

ipconfig 

  Your Windows IP address will be after     Ipv4 Address ...... 

Back on the Linux box type: 

export DISPLAY=<ipv4 Address from previous step>:0

  then

xterm 

 you should see a terminal appear on your Windows machine where you are running XMing 

start the SAS Install from this terminal window.

If these steps don't all work the install will not work.  

Andy

[sasprofile]

Yes am using  sas installer id

I had set below values which worked fine for my master installation but not nodes

sas             soft    nofile          20480

sas             hard    nofile          20480

sas             soft    nproc           65535

sas             hard    nproc           65535

Yes am using ipadress after  Ipv4 Address

I already used export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0

[alexal]

@sasprofile,

I already used export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0

As I already said, you can use xclock application to test the connection to your X11 server.

[sasprofile]

Sorry I dont know about xclock

Is it a desktop appln i need to install

[alexal]

@sasprofile ,

It seems like you need to contact your Linux administrator and ask him/her to help you.

[Andy547]

I don't usually set DISPLAY anymore.  I use Putty with an X11 forwarding enabled. When you configure the Putty connection use; 

Connection -> SSH -> X11 then check 'Enable X11 forwarding'  and save the session. Then when I connect to Linux it sets DISPLAY for me.

[sas@myhost ~]$echo $DISPLAY 
localhost:10.0  

and when I type 

xterm

I see:

PuTTY X11 proxy: unable to connect to forwarded X server: Network error: Connection refused
xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:10.0

Then I start Xming server on my Windows PC and type 'xterm' again I see the terminal.  Once you have any X Windows client working the install should work.  You can also start the install from your new xterm terminal window and it will already be an X Windows client with a working display.  

If you are not using SSH + X11 forwarding you may need to give permission.  

[sas@myhost ~]$ xhost +
access control disabled, clients can connect from any host

Then try again.  xclock and xterm are just X11 client applications.  xclock displays a clock face while xterm starts a new terminal window. 

Andy

[sasprofile]

when i issue xterm it says command not found

[sasprofile]

Never mind, got it

[sasprofile]

still i have same issue....

[sasprofile]

I tried different ways but still same issue

[sas@kkg-node1 SASDepots]$ export DISPLAY=192.168.100.109:0.0
[sas@kkg-node1 SASDepots]$ xterm
-bash: xterm: command not found
[sas@kkg-node1 SASDepots]$

[jklaverstijn]

Usually the Linux host on which one installs SAS is headless. That means the X display is not attached to that machine. It is attached to the installer's pc. You mentioned XMing which gives away you are on a pc. This implies that the value of the DISPLAY variable must be the pc hostname or IP address, followed by the so-called seat nunmber, usually :0.0. A value of localhost:0.0 is bound to fail. Test with xclock or another X client app like xterm. As another reply indicated there is also X forwarding as part of the SSH protocol. In that case the host ís localhost but the seat usually a higher number like :10.0.

X authentication controls might be the next hurdle. For instance, if you logon with SSH and X forwarding to your normal account and than escalate to the SAS installer account you will introduce a new problem. X authentication may be obstructed. See for example http://www.snapdba.com/2013/02/ssh-x-11-forwarding-and-magic-cookies/ how this can be treated using the xauth command.

Hope this helps,

-- Jan

[sasprofile]

I tested all xclock, xterm and xforwarding..none of them helped