LOGIN_TIMEOUT= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies the default login time-out for connecting to and accessing data sources in a library.

Valid in: SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement
CONNECT statement
Category: Data Access
Default: 30 [Hadoop, Spark]
0 [Amazon Redshift, Aster, Impala, JDBC, Microsoft SQL Server, Netezza, ODBC, PostgreSQL, SAP HANA, SAP IQ, Snowflake, Yellowbrick]
Data source: Amazon Redshift, Aster, Hadoop, Impala, JDBC, Microsoft SQL Server, Netezza, ODBC, PostgreSQL, SAP HANA, SAP IQ, Snowflake, Spark, Yellowbrick
Notes: Support for Spark was added in SAS 9.4M7.
Support for Yellowbrick was added in SAS 9.4M7.

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Syntax

LOGIN_TIMEOUT=numeric-value

Syntax Description

numeric-value

specifies a positive integer for the number of seconds to wait for the connection. A value of 0 indicates to wait indefinitely.

Last updated: February 3, 2026