Add Administrators

To create an individual SAS identity that is based on an internal account:

On the Plug-ins tab, select User Manager. Make sure that you are in the foundation repository.
For each administrator:
1. Right-click and select NewUser.
2. On the General tab, enter a name.
  
  Note: The administrator's internal user ID is based on this name, so it is a good idea to use a short identifier.
  
  Tip
  You cannot change the name of an identity after it is saved. You can instead add or change the display name of an identity.
3. On the Accounts tab, click Create Internal Account. In the New Internal Account dialog box, enter and confirm an initial password.
  
  Note: By initial policy, internal passwords must be at least six characters, do not have to include mixed case or numbers, and do not expire.
  
  Tip
  If you want to force a password change on first use, set a password expiration period.
4. On the Groups and Roles tab, move the SAS Administrators group to the Member of list box. This makes the new user a member of SAS Administrators.
5. Click OK to save the new administrator.
(Optional) To verify your work, examine the SAS Administrators group:
1. In the main display, select the SAS Administrators group, right-click, and select Properties.
2. On the Members tab, verify that the new administrators are in the Current Members list box.
3. On the Groups and Roles tab, verify that the Member of list box includes the expected administrative role memberships. In a standard configuration, members of the SAS Administrators group are able to perform almost all administrative tasks. For details, see SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.

This list highlights key points:

You do not have to use internal accounts for your administrators. You can choose to give an administrator an external account and a corresponding login as you would for a regular user.
When you log on with an internal account, remember to include the @saspw suffix (for example, sasadm@saspw).
A few administrative tasks (such as importing and exporting physical content) use a standard workspace server. Someone who has only an internal account cannot perform such tasks without interactively providing external credentials.

Add Administrators

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