The course introduces SAS users and administrators – having a Windows background – to Linux.
The course participants learn the basic skills necessary to use the Linux platform efficiently.
Training and exercises are based on a SAS perspective.

• Navigate in the Linux file system and understand its underlying structure
• Use the Linux command line efficiently
• Establish remote access to the Linux platform from Windows
• Edit files using the built-in editor Vim
• Use text-based navigation of the file system using Midnight Commander
• Perform simple file operations such as e.g. to move, rename, delete and copy files and folders
• Use the file system security to manage the access to files and folders
• Transfer between Windows and Linux
• Create planned jobs to be run at certain time intervals
• Handle processes and jobs, including to stop and prioritize jobs
• Run programs as another user
• Perform basic system monitoring
• Find help and documentation
• Start and use SAS from Linux
• Get access to SAS® Management Console from Linux
• Administer SAS Services from Linux

Formats available	Standard duration
Classroom:	2 days

The course does not require any prior experience with Linux or Unix.

• Basic properties
• Main differences from Windows
• Overview of important folders

• File ownership
• File permissions (read, write, execute)
• Special permissions

• Help options
• Main pages
• Info pages

• From Windows to Linux and vice versa
• From Linux to Linux

• Planned jobs
• Repeated jobs

• Log on as another user
• Run job as another user

• Start SAS editor from Linux
• Run SAS programs from Linux
• Start SAS Management Console from Linux
• Check status of SAS Services
• Start and stop SAS Services
• Shutdown and start-up procedures
• X commands
• About configuration of SAS/ACCESS® modules
• SFTP FILENAME Statement