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LuisC
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6 Posts

Posted - 2008-01-09 : 15:32:50
Where I work the novel network ask the users to change the password every 6 month.
I have noticed that every time I change the novel password I can not
connect to the Personal SQL server 2000 I have in my PC. The
database does not show in the enterprise manager group. Since I am
new to SQL the only alternative I find to correct the problem is to
uninstall and install the SQL server every time the novel password
needs to be changed. Is there any way to prevent the above from
happening? Is there a way to reconnect to the server once the Novel
password has changed?

Thanks

eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

3575 Posts

Posted - 2008-01-09 : 16:15:49
is the sql server running under the localsystem account or is it running as your user account? look in the services control panel to find that.

i suspect that the sql server is running under your actual user account. each time your novell pass changes, novell also changes your windows password at the same time. This doesn't update the stored login info in the services control panel, which would explain why you don't see the db (instance actually) in EM. Because the stored pass doesn't match the new pass, sql server refuses to start properly.

You can verify this by looking at the sql error logs when this problem occurs.



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LuisC
Starting Member

6 Posts

Posted - 2008-01-11 : 10:01:19
Thank you very much for your advice. Indeed it was what you suspected. I did what you suggested and it fixed the problem. Thank you again eyechart.
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