| Data Set Options under UNIX |
Specifies a password for a SAS file that prevents users from replacing
or deleting the file, but permits Read and Write access.
| Default: |
none
|
| Valid in: |
DATA step and PROC steps
|
| Category: |
Data Set Control
|
| Engines: |
V9, V8, V6
|
| UNIX specifics: |
TAPE engines ignore the alter-password
|
| See: |
ALTER= Data Set Option in
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
|
-
alter-password
-
must be a valid SAS name. See Rules for Words and Names in the SAS Language in
SAS Language Reference: Concepts.
The ALTER= option applies to all types
of SAS files except catalogs. You can use this option to assign an alter-password to a SAS file or to access a read-protected,
write-protected, or alter-protected SAS file.
Note: Under UNIX, TAPE engines ignore the
alter-password. ![[cautionend]](../../../../common/61991/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
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