Date:         Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:19:02 -0500
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: how to control library permission if the library is assigned
              in autoexec
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> From: z.chrysalis8
> Subject: how to control library permission if the library is
> assigned in autoexec
>
> I am having problem giving read/ write permission to a library in SMC.
> I gave read only access to a user for a library. But when the user
> login using EG, the user is able to read and write to the library. I
> suspect is because of the library assignment in autoexec file as when
> the library assignment is removed from autoexec, the permission given
> is working alright.
>
> The problem is the library assignment in autoexec is needed for other
> SAS programs. It would be troublesome to change this. Is there other
> workaround to control library permission with library assignment in
> autoexec?
>

that may be more trouble that it is worth

you will have to unassign the libref
and then reassign it with permissions:

libname library clear;
run;
libname library '<...>' <permissions>;

and the problem you will have are that the libref library contains
catalogs
that options refer to.

iirc it is (next to/nearly)
impossible to deallocate a libref
which contains a reference to compiled and stored macro catalogs
without jumping thru hoops.

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2 at cdc dot gov