No access to local drive using SAS Server

[ldagiasis]

What settings do my administrators need to change in order to allow me to access my local drive using the path structure below?  It says that I don't have authorization!

libname myData "//MachineNetworkName/c$/Folders/MyDataFo​lder

Thanks a bunch!
Lauren

[LinusH]

I've never been to a site that allowed servers to access local PC drives, so I can't see that happening. But start talk to your network admins.
But I would sugest that you find other means to accomplish your tasks. The server is there for reasons. Use it, or any other centrally available locations for your stuff.

[DanNavot]

Lauren,
In order to use the c$ path you need to be an administrator on the server. Alternatively you can ask the admin to create a network share named folders (or whatever ) on directory c:\Folders on the server and to give you appropriate permissions.
After that you will be able to access your local drive by using '\\server\folders\MyDataFolder
Dan

[anja]

Hi,

maybe i misunderstand your question, but from where are you trying to access your local data?

Are you trying to submit this from a SAS client on your desktop or are you running SAS on the server??

Thanks

Anja

[ldagiasis]

HI!  We are currently in the process of moving from SAS PC to SAS on the server and having the functionality of accessing our hard drive would be ideal.

[LinusH]

Having data on local drives is not ideal and you should try to move all data asap to a central location.
If you have a Windows SAS server with the same bitness as your PC clients just have your users move them manually to location reachable from the server.
If you have a separate OS/bitness your are more safe if you let the users export the data using PROC CPORT.

[userid007]

libname myData "//MachineNetworkName/c$/Folders/MyDataFo​lder

To access this c Share of the your from server, your id (or the id that runs the SAS program ) should have admin access to the <Machinenetworkname> 

Apart from that the work space server firewall should allow to connect to other pc's in the network. If you can ping(disabled in windows 2012 servers as a default )  the server name from the pc and vice versa then no issue. 

Best Regards,

Sai Korrapati

[JuanS_OCS]

Hi @ldagiasis

you have received good insights here. Please let me summarize and add mine:

You want to access to: libname myData "//MachineNetworkName/c$/Folders/MyDataFo​lder"

• Maybe I am wrong, but first the pat should use the \\xxxxx\ format, instead of  //xxxx/ one
• if you want to access an administrative UNC path all the paths with $ sign, you need to have administration permissions on the target machine.
• Also, you will need to have the SPN registered, as explained on Register SPNs: http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/bisecag/67045/HTML/default/viewer.htm#n1d1zo1jsf2o0en1eh...
• Suggestions:
  • If you run SAS on the same machine where the C drive is, better use libname myData "C:\Folders\MyDataFo​lder"
  • If, still, you need a shared folder, just ask your administrator to create a shared folder for MyDataFolder, with permissions to the SAS users you require and sassrv (if you have it), then use a libname myData "\\MachineNetworkName\MyDataFo​lder"

I hope this can help a bit there.
Best regards,

Juan