TCPLISTENTIME= System Option

Specifies the amount of time a SAS/CONNECT server listens for a client to connect before terminating the CONNECT server session.
Client: optional
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation
Category: Communications: Networking and Encryption
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= Communications
Default: 0 (no time limit)
Syntax
Details

Syntax

TCPLISTENTIME= listen-time-in-seconds | MIN | MAX

Syntax Description

listen-time-in-seconds
Specifies the amount of time in seconds that a SAS/CONNECT server listens for a client to connect before terminating the session. listen-time-in-seconds is any nonnegative integer less than 601. A value of 0 means there is no time limit.
MIN
The minimum value is 0 (no time limit).
MAX
The maximum value is 600.

Details

The TCPLISTENTIME= option is a portable SAS system option that allows you to control idle and unresponsive signon connections. The option allows you to specify how long (in seconds) a server “listens” for a response from the client during signon before it exits automatically. The default value for the session time-out is 0 (meaning, no time limit). The maximum value is 600 seconds.
The following are examples of valid TCPLISTENTIME= values:
  • TCPLISTENTIME=MIN
  • TCPLISTENTIME=1
  • TCPLISTENTIME= 90
  • TCPLISTENTIME=MAX
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