If you edit the services file on your operating system to define the [official service name], [port number/protocol name] and [aliases], the SAS/SHARE service name cannot be longer than eight characters and must meet the following rules:

The rules for the SAS/SHARE service name are:

1. The service name can only be one to eight characters in length.
2. The first character must be a letter or underscore.
3. The remaining seven characters can include letters, digits, underscores, the dollar sign ($), or the at sign (@).

If this is not set up properly, when third-party software tries to connect to SAS/SHARE it is unsuccessful.

The solution is follow the guidelines listed above.

This does not affect the other SAS services. For example, these scenarios are fine:

# SAS Reserved Ports
#
sasmetadata    8561/tcp # SAS Metadata Server
sasobjspawn    8581/tcp # SAS Object Spawner - Operator
sasobjspawnlb  8571/tcp # SAS Object Spawner - Load Balancing
saswrkspace    8591/tcp # SAS Workspace Server
sasstoredp     8601/tcp # SAS Stored Process Server - Connection
sasstoredplb1  8611/tcp # SAS Stored Process Server -
                          Load Balancing 1
sasstoredplb2  8621/tcp # SAS Stored Process Server - 
                          Load Balancing 2
sasstoredplb3  8631/tcp # SAS Stored Process Server - 
                          Load Balancing 3
sasconnect     7551/tcp # SAS Connect Server
sasshare       8551/tcp # SAS Share Server
sasremserv     5099/tcp # SAS Remote Services Application
#
# End of SAS services

The SAS/SHARE server is the only service entry with more specific and restrictive naming requirements.

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