Configuring the ESRI Map Component

Facilitate Authentication to the ESRI ArcGIS Server

Each user who uses the ESRI map component must be able to host authenticate to the Windows machine where the ArcGIS server runs. To facilitate authentication, follow these steps:

Note: This is one of several possible approaches. [cautionend]

On the machine where the ArcGIS server is running, create a new Windows account named esriuser. Make this user a member of the agsusers group (this Windows group is created during the ArcGIS installation).
Store the user ID and password for the esriuser account in the metadata as follows:
1. Log on to SAS Management Console as someone who has user administration capabilities (for example, sasadm@saspw).
2. On the Plug-ins tab, right-click User Manager and select New Group.
3. On the General tab, enter the name ESRI Users.
4. On the Members tab, move all of the identities that need to access the server to the Current Members list box.
5. On the Accounts tab, click New. In the New Login Properties dialog box:
  1. Enter the user ID in qualified form (for example, machine\esriuser) and password for the esriuser.
  2. Assign the login to the authentication domain of the ArcGIS server (for example, ESRIauth).
  All of the members of the ESRI Users group can now access the ArcGIS server.

Note: If you want to provide access for all SAS users, add the esriuser login to the SASUSERS group (instead of adding the login to a new group as described in this example). [cautionend]

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