ARCHIVED: How do I use SAS if I'm not running the X Window System?

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If you do not have access to the X Window System and you enter sas at the Unix prompt, you may encounter the following error:

Error: Cannot Open X display. Check display name/server access authorization.

To avoid this problem, at the prompt, enter:

  sas -nodms

Alternatively, to run a SAS syntax file, enter:

  sas -nodms filename

Replace filename with the name of your SAS syntax file.

If you have questions about using statistical and mathematical software at Indiana University, contact the UITS Research Applications and Deep Learning team.