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tommy81
Obsidian | Level 7
Hi
I have tried connecting to a remote unix server.
Prompt comes in but waits for long ang gives the following error

%let server=DC3C89.QC.DELL.TX 8562;
options comamid=TCP remote=server;
filename rlink "C:\Program Files\SAS\SASFoundation\9.2\connect\saslink\tcpunix.scr";
run;
signon user=_prompt_ password=XXXXXXXX;
WARNING: USERID/PASSWORD option(s) not supported with script file. Any previous RLINK fileref
specification will be ignored.
NOTE: Remote signon to SERVER commencing (SAS Release 9.02.02M2P090109).
ERROR: A communication subsystem partner link setup request failure has occurred.
ERROR: TCP link establishment failed.
ERROR: Remote signon to SERVER canceled.
65 run;
66 rsubmit;
ERROR: A link must be established by executing the SIGNON command before you can communicate with
SERVER.
ERROR: Remote submit to SERVER canceled.
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Florent
Quartz | Level 8
Hi Tommy,

You should first make sure there is a spawner running on the Unix server. This is probably why the TCP link establishment failed (see the ERROR in your log).

Also I don't really get why you are creating a filename if you prompt for the username when signing on (see the WARNING in your log).

Regards,
Florent
SASKiwi
PROC Star
If you are connecting to the SAS spawner on Unix the only statements you need are:

%let server=DC3C89.QC.DELL.TX 8562;
options comamid=TCP remote=server;
signon user=your_user password=XXXXXXXX;

As Florent says no RLINK filename is necessary. Also you can probably drop the COMAMID= as well as TCP is usually the default.

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