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Hermann2009
Level 4
15 years ago

Unable to connect to server '(local)'; SQLServerAgent cannot start

Dear all, as prework for the eVault 8 SP3 installation i changed the local admin pw and installed the SP3 Deployment Scanner, following a reboot. Now the "SQL Server Agent" is unable to start, aft...
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  • GertjanA's avatar
    GertjanA
    15 years ago
    Is the SQL server itself running?
    Can you open the sql-manager and connect?
    Looks like an Microsoft call to me
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Hermann2009
Level 4
15 years ago
The problem was the changed certificate on the webpage.
The certificate was stored by the system additional as file in the  profile,
because the file was different from the actice certificate the sql encryption doesn't work
and the SQL Agent start failed.

more details see the MS SQL Forum:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqldatabaseengine/thread/fb00d4b3-6947-4c61-9760-44f02fd45d8d/#015d6f3c-61ca-406d-9003-2dd94d3d283c