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gav1ns
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Posted - 2007-06-11 : 04:23:37
Hi ,

I develop all my sql code locally, and have set up two linked servers, which I can successfully query whilst logged on with Windows authentication.

If I login with the sql logons (which are mirrored on the two linked servers both usernames are the identical and passwords also) I have created for the applications I am writing, 1 server (non clustered) correctly responds with the dataset and the other server (clustered) keeps telling me SQL Server does not exist or access denied.

On the server which says access denied, I can login to this box with the sql username and password and execute the query successfully, but it will not let me run the queries from my local development pc.

Can anyone help or does anyone have any suggestions on what to check?

thanks in advance.

Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2007-06-11 : 06:11:46
Are you perhaps getting logged on to the local server using Windows Authentication, rather than SQL Login? (i.e. even though you may be filling in a Login UserID / Password maybe you are ACTUALLY getting a Windows Authentication connection? To the best of my knowledge you will NOT get a Windows Authentication if you connect using Query Analyser and use Q.A.'s "Login" dialog box for the UserID you want to test)

If that doesn't work I would recommend dropping the existing Linked Server stuff and making a new one "just to be sure" !

Kristen
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gav1ns
Starting Member

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Posted - 2007-06-11 : 06:42:43
Hi ,

I meant to mention that I am logging in to QA using the sql logins rather than the windows authentication, this behaviour is occurring on the sql logins through QA.

I have dropped the linked servers and re-created and as before the 1 server still works correctly and the other still gives me the SQL Server does not exist or access denied.

G.
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harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

5581 Posts

Posted - 2007-06-11 : 06:49:06
Have you mapped your local logins with the remote logins using sp_addlinkedsrvlogin system stored proc ?

Harsh Athalye
India.
"The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED"
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gav1ns
Starting Member

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Posted - 2007-06-11 : 07:17:03
Hi,

Yes I have mapped the logins using the stored procedure, and I still get the error SQL Server does not exist or access denied.

G
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Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2007-06-11 : 07:48:11
If you TS into Server1 and FROM THERE use QA to connect to Server2 how does that behave?

It might be some crafty settings in your Client Aliases that is allowing a connect, which is absent from Server1's settings. e.g. a non-standard Port for SQL to listen to on Server2

Kristen
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rmiao
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7266 Posts

Posted - 2007-06-11 : 18:05:15
Did you map to valid sql login on linked server? How does the security page look like in linked server properties?
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