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Unable to connect to the Metadata Server - SAS EG 6.1

Issue

While logging in SAS Enterprise Guide 6.1 I got following error.

Unable to Connect to the metadata server
A connection could not be established to a metadata server running on port 8562 on host xxx.

Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {868CEB5F-4D78-43FC-96B4-F5B6C0341151} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: Ox80040154 (REGDAB_E_ CLASSNOTREG))

Screenshot of the Error message

 Solution

No proper access in OS level

This error message usually occurs if the user doesn't have access to host machine. He/she should have home directory, a login shell (bash or Ksh), and appropriate permission to the home directory in the OS level. If the user is assigned to /bin/nologin or /bin/false shell, SAS EG will throw this error.

Not properly installed.

If the SAS EG is not installed properly, say if you have older version of EG your system this error might occur. All you need to do is un-install all files of older version and then re-install SAS EG 6.1. First use Windows add/remove program to uninstall the old SAS. Then remove the files from C drive. The old version SAS 9.1, 9.2 will be stored in SAS folder.

Delete the SAS folder in C drive. The newer version of SAS 9.3 or SAS 9.4 will install under the folder SASHOME.

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