> 2. when I add a user in Managment Console and dont
> assign a account but just
> the ROLE "SAS General Server" (that uses
> sasvm\sasadmin again) I can not log in at all
> saswadmin@saspw.
Is SAS General Server you own defined role as there is no SAS defined Role with this name, however there is a group with this name.
>
> 3. when I use the sas meta data administrator
> sasadmin@saspw I can not build the cube.
Correct as @saspw implies an internal account... typically these don't have any physical file permisisons, which you need to create a cube.
>
> 4. I log in OLAP studio as sasvm\sasdemo (domain:
> defaultAuth) then click on build-cube
> and get a SECOND login window "Log On- SASApp". so I
> guess this is the metadataserver
> that I have not touched when loging in earlier hence
> I use saswadmin@saspw but the error is:
> ------------------------------------------------------
> ------------
> No host credentials exist to start server SASApp -
> Workspace Server (A5O6V5LH.AU000007). Either the
> client needs to send in host credentials, or
> credentials need to be specified for the server.
> The application could not log on to the server
> "SASVM:8591". The user ID "sasadm@saspw" or the
> password is incorrect
> ------------------------------------------------------
> ------------
> using sasdemo@saspw
> ------------------------------------------------------
> ------------
> Access denied.
> The application could not log on to the server
> "SASVM:8591". The user ID "sasdemo@saspw" or the
> password is incorrect.
> ------------------------------------------------------
> ------------
>
Again, @saspw assumes a internal account, you should be connecting to the app server with an account with physical file permission, like one created in AD.
> it seems like a vicious circle
If also seems you don't have an environment that is setup correctly, I strongly suggest that you refer to an number of the SAS admin reference guides to see where you are going wrong. It is to hard to try and help you when there are so many factors here.
Take a step back, are you able to create datasets? in the same location as the cubes, on the same app server?
Sorry I can' be of any more help.
Barry