Back in April at SAS Global Forum (SGF) I wrote to say how I was impressed by the Metacoda Security Plug-Ins. SAS’s security capabilities are not in question; the Metacoda Security Plug-Ins are a collection of plug-ins for SAS Management Console offeri…
Tag: security
NOTE: Security Metadata Tool Enhanced (Metacoda Security Plug-Ins)
Back in April at SAS Global Forum (SGF) I wrote to say how I was impressed by the Metacoda Security Plug-Ins. SAS’s security capabilities are not in question; the Metacoda Security Plug-Ins are a collection of plug-ins for SAS Management Console offeri…
NOTE: Better Access to SYSTASK and OS Commands in SAS 9.3
Back in June I extolled the virtues of the SYSTASK statement, but was frustrated by my inability to use it in certain circumstances. So I was very pleased to see Chris Hemedinger writing in his blog recently that the default ability to use SYSTASK (and…
NOTE: Better Access to SYSTASK and OS Commands in SAS 9.3
Back in June I extolled the virtues of the SYSTASK statement, but was frustrated by my inability to use it in certain circumstances. So I was very pleased to see Chris Hemedinger writing in his blog recently that the default ability to use SYSTASK (and…
NOTE: Get a Clearer View of Your Security Metadata
The partners booths at SAS Global Forum rarely offer third-party SAS software products. The one perrenial exception is Futrix (offering self-service BI beyond SAS’s own capabilities), but this year sees an offering from Metacoda. It’s the Metacoda…
Disabling the Ubuntu Login Screen (GDM) User Pick List
I’m used to typing in both my userid and my password when I log in to computers. I have never been a fan of the user pick lists that now seem to be common to many operating systems. I can see how they can be convenient for family machines at home, but the idea of […]
Five strategies to eliminate passwords from your SAS programs
Many people mistakenly assume that just because you want to use a SAS program to access a protected resource (such as a database table), you must include the credentials for the resource inside your program.
Few things cause a database administra…
Tired of Typing domain/username to access SAS components?
The following option can be added to the Metadata Server to default users to a specific DOMAIN. This removes the requirement of using domain\username or username@domain formats for the username field.
-authproviderdomain (HOSTUSER:DOMAINNAME)
I …