Defining Groups :: SAS® Visual Analytics 7.4: Installation and Configuration Guide (Distributed SAS® LASR(TM))

Define the sas Group

To deploy SAS Visual Analytics, you should create an operating system group called sas and make it the primary group for the SAS Installer user. The SAS Spawned Servers account should be made a member of the sas group. (Members of the sas group are given access to certain directories and files created by the SAS Deployment Wizard.)

For information about creating groups and adding user accounts, see your Linux documentation.

Pre-installation Checklist for Groups for SAS Visual Analytics

Use the following pre-installation checklist to make sure that you have created the necessary groups to deploy and run SAS Visual Analytics.

Note: This checklist is superseded by a more complete and up-to-date checklist that can be found at http://support.sas.com/installcenter/plans. This website also contains a corresponding deployment plan and an architectural diagram.

Pre-installation Checklist for Groups for SAS Visual Analytics
Recommended Group Name	Group Members	Purpose
sas1	SAS Installer	Primary group for the SAS Installer user. Enables the SAS Deployment Wizard to create the necessary SAS log and configuration directories.
	SAS Spawned Servers	Through group membership, grants Write permission to the SAS Spawned Servers account for modifying specific SAS log and configuration directories.
	Data Admin user SAS First User Any other users	Owner of the LASRMonitor process. Enables Data Admin user to load data (or, create server signature files in `/opt/VADP/var`).
1Limit membership because this privileged group has operating system access to certain configuration files.

Pre-installation Checklist for Groups for Third-Party Software

Use the following pre-installation checklist to create the necessary groups to deploy and run third-party software.

Note: This checklist is superseded by a more complete and up-to-date checklist that can be found at http://support.sas.com/installcenter/plans. This website also contains a corresponding deployment plan and an architectural diagram.

Pre-installation Checklist for Groups for Third-Party Software
Recommended Group Name	Group Members	Operating System and Purpose	Actual Group Name You Are Using
sas	SAS Installer (sas)	Suggested method for assigning required permissions to write to certain installation directories.