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imdickson
Quartz | Level 8

Dear all, I come across a script here and it is prompting me the error :

Insufficient authorization to access PIPE

 

I did searched for awhile in this forum and read a few threads with the same error. Most of the threads suggested to "Allow XCMD" in Logical Workspace Server option. I ticked it. However, I am still getting the same exact error.

ERROR: Insufficient authorization to access PIPE.
ERROR: Error in the FILENAME statement.

 

I am not posting the code for now as i truly suspect this has something to do with some sorts of configurations. However, if required, please suggest and I will post the code here.

 

Please also refer to my screenshot below:

Workspace server XCMD options.PNG

 

 

 

As you can see, XCMD has been enabled and I even did a full services restart. What else is missing? Need advice from members here.

 

Thanks in advanced everyone.

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

What software is this?  Where is it installed?  Do you have access to the area?  Can you launch the cmd program or related program?

imdickson
Quartz | Level 8

This is in SAS Data  Integration Studio. It is installed in Server.

I am currently in the server remote session and cmd program is accessible as I am the Admin.

RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Ok, sorry, never used that.  Maybe someone in the DM forum has.

Kurt_Bremser
Super User

Did you fully restart the object spawner after ticking XCMD? The object spawner reads the metadata at initialization, and is the process responsible for adding or not adding the -noxcmd commandline option.

At least connect to it from SMC and have it re-read all server configurations.

imdickson
Quartz | Level 8

I just did a full restart services which includes Object Spawner. It is still the same. Any other possible area?

 

You mentioned 'have it re-read all server configurations." Can I know more on this?

Kurt_Bremser
Super User

Try to use the same workspace server from Enterprise Guide. It might be that DI Studio somehow enforces the noxcmd on its own (although I don't know how it could do that).

 

A (case-insensitive) search for the string "xcmd" in my whole configuration tree found only one occurence in SASApp/BatchServer/sasbatch.sh. So it seems clear that for workspace servers it is exclusively controlled by metadata.

Unless a similar search in your configuration tree turns up other places where xcmd is set.

Kurt_Bremser
Super User

If you completely stopped the spawner (no SAS process active at the time), then it had to re-read the configuration.

The less "brutal" option is to log on to the metadata as sasadm@saspw, connect to the spawner and refresh it.

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