SASDEMO and SASSRV User

[japsas100]

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.

[alexal]

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=p18wh3fg2... 

[Kurt_Bremser]

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

[japsas100]

@Kurt_Bremser 

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

[gwootton]

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=n02002intelp...

[japsas100]

@gwootton 

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

[gwootton]

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

[japsas100]

@gwootton  Thanks

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

[gwootton]

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

[japsas100]

Thanks!

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

[gwootton]

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.

[Kurt_Bremser]

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