Create and Use an Internal Account

To practice creating and using an internal account, complete this exercise in SAS Management Console:

Log on as someone who has user administration capabilities (for example, sasadm@saspw).
On the Plug-ins tab, select User Manager.
Right-click User Manager and select NewUser. On the General tab, enter a short word such as test in the Name field.
On the Accounts tab, click Create Internal Account. In the New Internal Account dialog box:
1. Notice that the user ID is constructed from the name that you entered on the General tab and an @saspw suffix.
2. Enter and confirm a simple initial password such as 123456.
  
  Note: These instructions assume that the default server-level policies for internal accounts are in place.
3. Select the Set a custom password expiration period check box and the never expires radio button.
4. Click OK to save the new internal account.
Notice that the new account appears at the bottom of the Accounts tab. Click OK to save the new user.
Log on to SAS Management Console as the new internal user:
1. From the main menu, select FileConnection Profile. In the informational message box, click Yes.
2. In the Connection Profile dialog box, select Create a new connection profile and click OK.
3. In the Connection Profile wizard, name the profile internal, provide the machine name and port of the metadata server, and enter the internal credentials (for example, test@saspw and 123456). Select the Save user ID and password in this profile check box. Click Finish.
4. In the Connection Profile dialog box, click OK.
Notice that you have the permissions and capabilities of the SASUSERS and PUBLIC groups (because you did not make any additional group or role assignments for the test user).

Note: To clean up, log back on as someone who has user administration capabilities. In User Manager, delete the user that you created for this exercise. To delete the test user's home directory and MyFolder, select the Folders tab, navigate to SAS Folders

Users, right-click the test folder, and select Delete.

Note: There are no server configuration activities for SAS internal authentication. The metadata server always accepts valid internal account credentials. However, internal accounts are intended for only metadata administrators and certain service accounts. Internal accounts are not intended for regular users.