Hi All,   Used the below link posted by Paul for automatic creation of home directory for New users.  https://platformadmin.com/blogs/paul/2017/04/sas-user-linux-home-dir-auto-creation/#comment-14502   After creating the pam module for auto creation /home/directory - when i login to the SAS EG i am getting the below error   Objspawn was unable to launch the server SASApp – Workspace Server because the Grid provider has exceeded the specified wait time.   Please find below the object spawner error message: 2020-06-17T13:28:29,525 ERROR [00008418] :azsj – The specified uuid DA816073-34D2-5F4E-B85A-EFDD03AC30F6 did not match any process managed by this spawner. 2020-06-17T13:28:29,526 ERROR [00008418] :azsj – Objspawn was unable to launch the server SASApp – Workspace Server (A5NYPY3W.AY00000C) because the Grid provider has exceeded the specified wait time.   Note: Other users who logged in the server directly not thru PAM Automatic home directory is not facing any issue. Thanks, Anguraj S ... View more

Dear SAS User and Admins community,   we are working on SAS Grid implementation project where we need to install SAS Grid on AWS with IBM Spectrum Scale as shared file system. There are several papers mentioned about SAS Grid compute nodes binaries and config directories to be installed and configured on shared file system (in our case it is IBM SS).  1. How to install binaries and config in shared location (IBM SS) ? 2. what are all the considerations we need to note for this type of installation of binaries and config on shared location on IBM SS on AWS cloud? 3. which are all the nodes has to share the binaries and configuration , i believe only grid nodes has to share the binaries.  not grid controller and metadata and mid tier nodes. -please correct me if i am wrong 4. what are all the configuration/installation changes we need to make after installing binaries in shared location (IBM SS) ?   Please provide any additional considerations we need to make before installing the SAS Grid on Shared location    Thanks, Anguraj Selvaraj  ... View more

Hi All,  One quick question can SAS Grid be installed in AWS FSx Windows file server? (Not AWS FSx Lustre file system) if yes can you please share the whitepaper?      Thanks, Anguraj S ... View more

HI All,   Can we use the SAS Response file for automating the SAS Grid installation. as far i know we can use this response file for standalone installs like SAS EG, SAS Addin for office etc.  If i want to use for SAS Grid install different grid nodes what are all the steps and changes to be taken.    Thanks, Anguraj S ... View more

After we install SAS Mid tier - We encountered this error in SAS Model manger 14.3 -  We just tried open a project and object and it throws an Type error 1009 - if anybody has any idea please post it here  SAS Version - SAS 9.4 M5 and model manager version is 14.3 , other componenets are SAS Business rules manager 3.2   ... View more

Hi All,   I am planning to install the SAS Servers Metadata, App server and Mid tier. Will it be possible to install the different Levels on same machine. Different Binaries for SAS Home for Dev and Test environments. like lev 4 and Lev3 .Is it advisable and will it be supported by SAS Tech support team ... View more