AUTHSERVER System Option: Windows

Specifies the authentication domain server to search for secure server logins.
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Environment control: Initialization and operation
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= EXECMODES
Default: local and trusted servers
Windows specifics: all
Syntax
Details
Comparisons
See Also

Syntax

-AUTHSERVER <“ ”| 'domain-name' | '.'>
AUTHSERVER <“ ” | 'domain-name' | '.'>

Required Arguments

“ ”
specifies to search the local server first, and then search trusted servers for a valid user login.
'domain-name'
specifies a specific domain-name to search for a valid user login. Single quotation-marks are required.
'.'
specifies to search only the local server for a valid user login. Single quotation-marks are required.

Details

The AUTHSERVER system option specifies which servers to search to validate user logins.

Comparisons

You use the AUTHSERVER system option to specify a single authentication domain. You use the AUTHPROVIDERDOMAIN system option to specify multiple authentication providers and the associated domains.

See Also

AUTHPROVIDERDOMAIN System Option: Windows
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