AUTHSERVER System Option: Windows

Specifies the authentication domain server to search for secure server logins.

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Environment Control: Initialization and Operation
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= EXECMODES
Default: local and trusted servers
Windows specifics: all

Syntax

-AUTHSERVER <" " | 'domain-name' | '.'>
AUTHSERVER <" " | 'domain-name' | '.'>

Optional Arguments

“ ”

specifies to search the local server first, and then search trusted servers for a valid user login.

'domain-name'

specifies a specific domain-name to search for a valid user login. Single quotation-marks are required.

'.'

specifies to search only the local server for a valid user login. Single quotation-marks are required.

Details

The AUTHSERVER system option specifies which servers to search to validate user logins.

Comparisons

You use the AUTHSERVER system option to specify a single authentication domain. You use the AUTHPROVIDERDOMAIN system option to specify multiple authentication providers and the associated domains.