| Data Set Options under UNIX |
Assigns a READ, WRITE, or ALTER password to a SAS file, and enables
access to a password-protected SAS file.
| Default: |
none
|
| Valid in: |
DATA step and PROC steps
|
| Category: |
Data Set Control
|
| Engines: |
V9, V8, V6, V9TAPE, V8TAPE, V7TAPE, V6TAPE
|
| UNIX specifics: |
TAPE engines ignore the alter-password
|
| See: |
PW= Data Set Option in
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
|
-
password
-
must be a valid SAS name. See Rules for Words and Names in the SAS Language in
SAS Language Reference: Concepts.
The PW= option applies to all types of
SAS files except catalogs. You can use this option to assign a password to
a SAS file or to access a password-protected SAS file.
Note: Under UNIX, TAPE engines ignore the
alter-password. ![[cautionend]](../../../../common/61991/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
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