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 [SOLVED] linked server rights question..

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waskelton4
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Posted - 2006-05-10 : 14:22:11
Hey group..

I'm trying to setup a linked server on my departments sql 2000 server that I have full control of.

The server I'd like to add as a linked server is in a different department and I only have a user account using the datareader role. They are about to upgrade that server also and don't want to grant any additional access to it at the moment.

I have registered the remote server and can browse it using Enterprise Manager.
I am able to add it as a linked server but when I try and browse the tables and/or views I am unable. I have tried to query it using OPENROWSET as well as OPENQUERY but with no success.

My question is..
can I use this datareader account to link to this server or does it need additional access?

I was under the impression before that "sp_addlinkedsrvlogin" needed to be run on the remote server but i'm not so sure about that anymore.

Any help is greatly apprecitated!

Thanks
will

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waskelton4
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Posted - 2006-05-11 : 10:19:04
It appears that the server i want to link is allowing remote access via RPC.

could it be a sql 2000 server version issue.
both servers are running SQL Server 2000 Standard and are patched with sp3

any thoughts at all?

thanks!
Will

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waskelton4
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Posted - 2006-05-11 : 11:47:48
Ok..

Turns out that the problem wasn't with anything above..

For some reason just using the server name wasn't enough. Using the IP Address or a fully qualified DNS name works..

Thanks
ws

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