Pre-assigned libraries

[Riana]

I have access to some libraries in SAS EG with yellow color in background. There are some other libraries

which have white color and when I try to open them or when I right-click and choose Assign, I recieve an error message:

An unexpected error has occurred.

The library could not be assigned by the SAS server.

As a beginner in SAS:

Could you tell me that how someone as a SAS administrator can change them so he can have access to them like other libraries with yellow background?

How pre-assigned libraries can be used in a SAS program?

Thank you.

Doriana

[Kurt_Bremser]

Right-Click, choose Properties, then Engine. There you will see the physical path of the library.

You can then check (or have checked by the server administrator):

• does the directory (folder) exist?
• does the userid you used to start the workspace server have the proper permissions (access privileges) for this directory?
• is anything else wrong with this directory?

[Riana]

Thank you for your reply.

• Yes, there is a folder.But I cannot change the properties because there are many other users who use this folder and I can only change properties to my ID. If there is any way to do this?
• I'm not sure if my ID has a proper permission for this directory. How can I check it? In management console what should be changed about my ID (and where)?
• Nothings wrong.

[Kurt_Bremser]

How did you check that the folder exists?

I ususally use some SSH client (like PuTTY) to log on to the server, then do a cd pathname to the directory in question, and try a ls (UNIX, on Windows use dir) there. This verifies that I have the necessary permissions (read and execute in UNIX)

[LinusH]

Having pre-assigned libraries or not, is an architectural/design decision, which your administrator should be able to discuss.

Also, if a change to pre-assigned is ok for your site, your administrator should be the person who know (and does) that change.