Unable to parse the name value - SAS EG error

Issue

While trying to login from SAS Enterprise Guide you may get following errors

Unable to connect to metadata server
Unable to parse the name value "APPLICATIONAME=SAS%20Enterprise%20Guide".
The name is not recognized option.

Solution:

Entering wrong host name
This error arise if you enter the wrong machine name. In SAS Enterprise Guide, check whether you have given correct hostname and port number. Check for spelling mistakes and leading spaces after the host name. If you are not sure what the host name is, you can get the details from your SAS Admin.

User not member in OS level




This error will also occurs if you doesn't belong to OS level. You should be a member of atleast one group to the host you are connecting.

Using EG 6.1 to connect SAS 9.2 or below environment
If the user has SAS Enterprise Guide 6.1 and trying to access SAS 9.2 environment this issue occurs. However, in SAS support it is told that SAS EG 6.1 is compatible with SAS 9.2 but I was not able to connect from EG 6.1 to SAS 9.2.