ADP Project Trusted Connection Issue?

[MikeC]

I recently created an ADP project as a front end that connects to a new MSDE
2000 backend. Both files are installed on the same machine. MSDE 2000 and
Access XP are both installed. The project is using NT Authentication
(Trusted Connection). My login authenticates to an Active Directory domain.
I don't know whether this detail is relevant.

Now I'm trying to connect to the back end from the project file (both on
local machine), but I'm having the below problems:

1) The tables and database diagram no longer display in the database
window.

2) The title bar at the top of the database window indicates that the
project is *disconnected* from the back end.

3) When I run the "Connection" option from the File menu and click on the
"Test Connection" button at the bottom of the "Data Link Properties" dialog
box, I get the following error:

"Test connection failed because of an error in initializing provider. Login
failed for user '[myDomain\MyUserName]'"

4) If I just click on the OK button in the "Data Link Properties" dialog
box, I get the following error:

"Microsoft Access could not log on to the server. Verify that the log on
information is correct."

Normally, I would assume the fact that I was able to successfully log on to
my machine is sufficient proof that my login info is correct. For some
reason, my new database does not appear to be trusting(?) my Windows 2000
authentication. My password has *not* changed recently.

I have also verified that SQL Server is running on my machine and that my
machine name has been selected as the SQL Server Name in the "Data Link
Properties" dialog box. "Use Windows NT Integrated security" is also
selected. The database is also selected.

I have re-started my machine and logged in again, but I still cannot connect
to the MSDE database from the project file.

What am I missing?


P.S. I'm Xposting in Microsoft.Public.Access.Security and
Microsoft.Public.Access.ADP.SQLServer.

 

[Sylvain Lafontaine]

The fact that you are able to successfully log on to your machine is not
necessarily sufficient to get access to the MSDE or SQL-Server.

By default, you must have administrator rights to have access to the server
(with a default installation) and even these accounts can be kicked off the
sql-server.

Have you been able to log on successfully before?

S. L.

 

[MikeC]

I must have a default installation.

Yes, I successfully connected to the database the day that I created it. I
created the tables, relationships and was beginning to enforce referential
integrity. Now I'm trying to connect, and it won't trust my login even
though that's what I told it to do when I originally created the database.

I do have administrator rights on my local machine, but these rights are
external to SQL Server. I don't know what specific rights I have within SQL
Server. However, as I mentioned above, I did manage to create the tables
and begin enforcing referential integrity. Usually, only someone with
administrator permissions can do these things. At the time, I just assumed
that I was automatically granted administrator rights when I created the
database. If this is not the case, then I'm puzzled as to why I was allowed
to create the database, tables, etc. in the first place. Maybe SQL Server
was just teasing me.

The fact that you are able to successfully log on to your machine is not
necessarily sufficient to get access to the MSDE or SQL-Server.

By default, you must have administrator rights to have access to the
server (with a default installation) and even these accounts can be kicked
off the sql-server.

Have you been able to log on successfully before?

S. L.

I recently created an ADP project as a front end that connects to a new
MSDE 2000 backend. Both files are installed on the same machine. MSDE
2000 and Access XP are both installed. The project is using NT
Authentication (Trusted Connection). My login authenticates to an Active
Directory domain. I don't know whether this detail is relevant.

Now I'm trying to connect to the back end from the project file (both on
local machine), but I'm having the below problems:

1) The tables and database diagram no longer display in the database
window.

2) The title bar at the top of the database window indicates that the
project is *disconnected* from the back end.

3) When I run the "Connection" option from the File menu and click on
the "Test Connection" button at the bottom of the "Data Link Properties"
dialog box, I get the following error:

"Test connection failed because of an error in initializing provider.
Login failed for user '[myDomain\MyUserName]'"

4) If I just click on the OK button in the "Data Link Properties" dialog
box, I get the following error:

"Microsoft Access could not log on to the server. Verify that the log on
information is correct."

Normally, I would assume the fact that I was able to successfully log on
to my machine is sufficient proof that my login info is correct. For
some reason, my new database does not appear to be trusting(?) my Windows
2000 authentication. My password has *not* changed recently.

I have also verified that SQL Server is running on my machine and that my
machine name has been selected as the SQL Server Name in the "Data Link
Properties" dialog box. "Use Windows NT Integrated security" is also
selected. The database is also selected.

I have re-started my machine and logged in again, but I still cannot
connect to the MSDE database from the project file.

What am I missing?


P.S. I'm Xposting in Microsoft.Public.Access.Security and
Microsoft.Public.Access.ADP.SQLServer.

 

[Sylvain Lafontaine]

Obviously, if you were able to connect to the MSDE engine and now you can't,
something must have happened.

Have you tried another kind of client, like Enterprise Manager ou VS.NET, to
connect to the MSDE database and what is the name of the server that you are
using? (for example: the name of the machine, (local), localhost,
127.0.0.1, etc.)

S. L.

I must have a default installation.

Yes, I successfully connected to the database the day that I created it.
I created the tables, relationships and was beginning to enforce
referential integrity. Now I'm trying to connect, and it won't trust my
login even though that's what I told it to do when I originally created
the database.

I do have administrator rights on my local machine, but these rights are
external to SQL Server. I don't know what specific rights I have within
SQL Server. However, as I mentioned above, I did manage to create the
tables and begin enforcing referential integrity. Usually, only someone
with administrator permissions can do these things. At the time, I just
assumed that I was automatically granted administrator rights when I
created the database. If this is not the case, then I'm puzzled as to why
I was allowed to create the database, tables, etc. in the first place.
Maybe SQL Server was just teasing me.

The fact that you are able to successfully log on to your machine is not
necessarily sufficient to get access to the MSDE or SQL-Server.

By default, you must have administrator rights to have access to the
server (with a default installation) and even these accounts can be
kicked off the sql-server.

Have you been able to log on successfully before?

S. L.

I recently created an ADP project as a front end that connects to a new
MSDE 2000 backend. Both files are installed on the same machine. MSDE
2000 and Access XP are both installed. The project is using NT
Authentication (Trusted Connection). My login authenticates to an Active
Directory domain. I don't know whether this detail is relevant.

Now I'm trying to connect to the back end from the project file (both on
local machine), but I'm having the below problems:

1) The tables and database diagram no longer display in the database
window.

2) The title bar at the top of the database window indicates that the
project is *disconnected* from the back end.

3) When I run the "Connection" option from the File menu and click on
the "Test Connection" button at the bottom of the "Data Link Properties"
dialog box, I get the following error:

"Test connection failed because of an error in initializing provider.
Login failed for user '[myDomain\MyUserName]'"

4) If I just click on the OK button in the "Data Link Properties"
dialog box, I get the following error:

"Microsoft Access could not log on to the server. Verify that the log
on information is correct."

Normally, I would assume the fact that I was able to successfully log on
to my machine is sufficient proof that my login info is correct. For
some reason, my new database does not appear to be trusting(?) my
Windows 2000 authentication. My password has *not* changed recently.

I have also verified that SQL Server is running on my machine and that
my machine name has been selected as the SQL Server Name in the "Data
Link Properties" dialog box. "Use Windows NT Integrated security" is
also selected. The database is also selected.

I have re-started my machine and logged in again, but I still cannot
connect to the MSDE database from the project file.

What am I missing?


P.S. I'm Xposting in Microsoft.Public.Access.Security and
Microsoft.Public.Access.ADP.SQLServer.

 

[MikeC]

Enterprise Manager and VS.NET are not installed on my machine.

The SQL Server name is set to the name of the machine. Should I change it
to Local? I hadn't tried that, but in hind sight that makes sense. I'll
give it a try and post again if the problem persists. Thanks for your help.

Obviously, if you were able to connect to the MSDE engine and now you
can't, something must have happened.

Have you tried another kind of client, like Enterprise Manager ou VS.NET,
to connect to the MSDE database and what is the name of the server that
you are using? (for example: the name of the machine, (local), localhost,
127.0.0.1, etc.)

S. L.

I must have a default installation.

Yes, I successfully connected to the database the day that I created it.
I created the tables, relationships and was beginning to enforce
referential integrity. Now I'm trying to connect, and it won't trust my
login even though that's what I told it to do when I originally created
the database.

I do have administrator rights on my local machine, but these rights are
external to SQL Server. I don't know what specific rights I have within
SQL Server. However, as I mentioned above, I did manage to create the
tables and begin enforcing referential integrity. Usually, only someone
with administrator permissions can do these things. At the time, I just
assumed that I was automatically granted administrator rights when I
created the database. If this is not the case, then I'm puzzled as to
why I was allowed to create the database, tables, etc. in the first
place. Maybe SQL Server was just teasing me.

The fact that you are able to successfully log on to your machine is not
necessarily sufficient to get access to the MSDE or SQL-Server.

By default, you must have administrator rights to have access to the
server (with a default installation) and even these accounts can be
kicked off the sql-server.

Have you been able to log on successfully before?

S. L.

I recently created an ADP project as a front end that connects to a new
MSDE 2000 backend. Both files are installed on the same machine. MSDE
2000 and Access XP are both installed. The project is using NT
Authentication (Trusted Connection). My login authenticates to an
Active Directory domain. I don't know whether this detail is relevant.

Now I'm trying to connect to the back end from the project file (both
on local machine), but I'm having the below problems:

1) The tables and database diagram no longer display in the database
window.

2) The title bar at the top of the database window indicates that the
project is *disconnected* from the back end.

3) When I run the "Connection" option from the File menu and click on
the "Test Connection" button at the bottom of the "Data Link
Properties" dialog box, I get the following error:

"Test connection failed because of an error in initializing provider.
Login failed for user '[myDomain\MyUserName]'"

4) If I just click on the OK button in the "Data Link Properties"
dialog box, I get the following error:

"Microsoft Access could not log on to the server. Verify that the log
on information is correct."

Normally, I would assume the fact that I was able to successfully log
on to my machine is sufficient proof that my login info is correct.
For some reason, my new database does not appear to be trusting(?) my
Windows 2000 authentication. My password has *not* changed recently.

I have also verified that SQL Server is running on my machine and that
my machine name has been selected as the SQL Server Name in the "Data
Link Properties" dialog box. "Use Windows NT Integrated security" is
also selected. The database is also selected.

I have re-started my machine and logged in again, but I still cannot
connect to the MSDE database from the project file.

What am I missing?


P.S. I'm Xposting in Microsoft.Public.Access.Security and
Microsoft.Public.Access.ADP.SQLServer.

 

[Sylvain Lafontaine]

(local), with the parenthesis, not Local. You can also try 127.0.0.1 or
127.0.0.1,1433.

If you have ODBC installed (quite probably), you can try creating a DSN by
using the Data Sources tool in the Administrative Tools section under the
control panel.

Finally, what provider are you trying to use in the connection window?

S. L.

Enterprise Manager and VS.NET are not installed on my machine.

The SQL Server name is set to the name of the machine. Should I change it
to Local? I hadn't tried that, but in hind sight that makes sense. I'll
give it a try and post again if the problem persists. Thanks for your
help.

Obviously, if you were able to connect to the MSDE engine and now you
can't, something must have happened.

Have you tried another kind of client, like Enterprise Manager ou VS.NET,
to connect to the MSDE database and what is the name of the server that
you are using? (for example: the name of the machine, (local),
localhost, 127.0.0.1, etc.)

S. L.

I must have a default installation.

Yes, I successfully connected to the database the day that I created it.
I created the tables, relationships and was beginning to enforce
referential integrity. Now I'm trying to connect, and it won't trust my
login even though that's what I told it to do when I originally created
the database.

I do have administrator rights on my local machine, but these rights are
external to SQL Server. I don't know what specific rights I have within
SQL Server. However, as I mentioned above, I did manage to create the
tables and begin enforcing referential integrity. Usually, only someone
with administrator permissions can do these things. At the time, I just
assumed that I was automatically granted administrator rights when I
created the database. If this is not the case, then I'm puzzled as to
why I was allowed to create the database, tables, etc. in the first
place. Maybe SQL Server was just teasing me.


"Sylvain Lafontaine" <sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam please)>
wrote in message The fact that you are able to successfully log on to your machine is
not necessarily sufficient to get access to the MSDE or SQL-Server.

By default, you must have administrator rights to have access to the
server (with a default installation) and even these accounts can be
kicked off the sql-server.

Have you been able to log on successfully before?

S. L.

I recently created an ADP project as a front end that connects to a new
MSDE 2000 backend. Both files are installed on the same machine. MSDE
2000 and Access XP are both installed. The project is using NT
Authentication (Trusted Connection). My login authenticates to an
Active Directory domain. I don't know whether this detail is relevant.

Now I'm trying to connect to the back end from the project file (both
on local machine), but I'm having the below problems:

1) The tables and database diagram no longer display in the database
window.

2) The title bar at the top of the database window indicates that the
project is *disconnected* from the back end.

3) When I run the "Connection" option from the File menu and click on
the "Test Connection" button at the bottom of the "Data Link
Properties" dialog box, I get the following error:

"Test connection failed because of an error in initializing provider.
Login failed for user '[myDomain\MyUserName]'"

4) If I just click on the OK button in the "Data Link Properties"
dialog box, I get the following error:

"Microsoft Access could not log on to the server. Verify that the log
on information is correct."

Normally, I would assume the fact that I was able to successfully log
on to my machine is sufficient proof that my login info is correct.
For some reason, my new database does not appear to be trusting(?) my
Windows 2000 authentication. My password has *not* changed recently.

I have also verified that SQL Server is running on my machine and that
my machine name has been selected as the SQL Server Name in the "Data
Link Properties" dialog box. "Use Windows NT Integrated security" is
also selected. The database is also selected.

I have re-started my machine and logged in again, but I still cannot
connect to the MSDE database from the project file.

What am I missing?


P.S. I'm Xposting in Microsoft.Public.Access.Security and
Microsoft.Public.Access.ADP.SQLServer.

 

[MikeC]

I am unable to find the provider in the "Data Link Properties" dialog box.
This is the dialog box that displays when I select Connection... from the
File menu. Should I be looking somewhere else?

I also tried to change the server to "(local)", but I'm continuing to
receive the same error.

I'll try creating a DSN and see if that makes any difference.

I also noticed that I can no longer stop SQL Server on my machine. I get
the below:

"An error 5 - (Access is denied.) occured while performing this service
operation on the MSSQLServer service."

I am assuming this error is part of the same permissions-related problem. I
discovered this problem because I had tried to change SQL Server from
Windows Authentication mode to Mixed mode in the system registry as
explained in a KB article I found. However, I do not believe I can change
this setting in the registry until I can shut down SQL Server!!!

(local), with the parenthesis, not Local. You can also try 127.0.0.1 or
127.0.0.1,1433.

If you have ODBC installed (quite probably), you can try creating a DSN by
using the Data Sources tool in the Administrative Tools section under the
control panel.

Finally, what provider are you trying to use in the connection window?

S. L.

Enterprise Manager and VS.NET are not installed on my machine.

The SQL Server name is set to the name of the machine. Should I change
it to Local? I hadn't tried that, but in hind sight that makes sense.
I'll give it a try and post again if the problem persists. Thanks for
your help.

Obviously, if you were able to connect to the MSDE engine and now you
can't, something must have happened.

Have you tried another kind of client, like Enterprise Manager ou
VS.NET, to connect to the MSDE database and what is the name of the
server that you are using? (for example: the name of the machine,
(local), localhost, 127.0.0.1, etc.)

S. L.

I must have a default installation.

Yes, I successfully connected to the database the day that I created
it. I created the tables, relationships and was beginning to enforce
referential integrity. Now I'm trying to connect, and it won't trust
my login even though that's what I told it to do when I originally
created the database.

I do have administrator rights on my local machine, but these rights
are external to SQL Server. I don't know what specific rights I have
within SQL Server. However, as I mentioned above, I did manage to
create the tables and begin enforcing referential integrity. Usually,
only someone with administrator permissions can do these things. At
the time, I just assumed that I was automatically granted administrator
rights when I created the database. If this is not the case, then I'm
puzzled as to why I was allowed to create the database, tables, etc. in
the first place. Maybe SQL Server was just teasing me.


"Sylvain Lafontaine" <sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam please)>
wrote in message The fact that you are able to successfully log on to your machine is
not necessarily sufficient to get access to the MSDE or SQL-Server.

By default, you must have administrator rights to have access to the
server (with a default installation) and even these accounts can be
kicked off the sql-server.

Have you been able to log on successfully before?

S. L.

I recently created an ADP project as a front end that connects to a
new MSDE 2000 backend. Both files are installed on the same machine.
MSDE 2000 and Access XP are both installed. The project is using NT
Authentication (Trusted Connection). My login authenticates to an
Active Directory domain. I don't know whether this detail is relevant.

Now I'm trying to connect to the back end from the project file (both
on local machine), but I'm having the below problems:

1) The tables and database diagram no longer display in the database
window.

2) The title bar at the top of the database window indicates that
the project is *disconnected* from the back end.

3) When I run the "Connection" option from the File menu and click
on the "Test Connection" button at the bottom of the "Data Link
Properties" dialog box, I get the following error:

"Test connection failed because of an error in initializing provider.
Login failed for user '[myDomain\MyUserName]'"

4) If I just click on the OK button in the "Data Link Properties"
dialog box, I get the following error:

"Microsoft Access could not log on to the server. Verify that the
log on information is correct."

Normally, I would assume the fact that I was able to successfully log
on to my machine is sufficient proof that my login info is correct.
For some reason, my new database does not appear to be trusting(?) my
Windows 2000 authentication. My password has *not* changed recently.

I have also verified that SQL Server is running on my machine and
that my machine name has been selected as the SQL Server Name in the
"Data Link Properties" dialog box. "Use Windows NT Integrated
security" is also selected. The database is also selected.

I have re-started my machine and logged in again, but I still cannot
connect to the MSDE database from the project file.

What am I missing?


P.S. I'm Xposting in Microsoft.Public.Access.Security and
Microsoft.Public.Access.ADP.SQLServer.

 

[Sylvain Lafontaine]

Sorry, for the provider, it's my error. After verification, I see that the
dialog box for ADP project only permits the SQL-Server OLEDB Provider. It's
hard to follow all these different dialog boxes these days. Forget about
the DSN.

For the registry setting, try to change the setting and reboot your
computer. Go into safe mode if necessary to change the setting. Look into
the services window to see if they are nothing unusual about the SQL-Server
service.

If I were you, I would stop the SQL-Server (by going into safe mode if
necessary); make a copy of the database files and desinstalls/reinstalls the
whole thing.

Also, I'm not sure but it's quite possible that loging as Administrator and
not with another account with administrator rights can change things. Maybe
there is something wrong with the account that you are using presently.

S. L.

I am unable to find the provider in the "Data Link Properties" dialog box.
This is the dialog box that displays when I select Connection... from the
File menu. Should I be looking somewhere else?

I also tried to change the server to "(local)", but I'm continuing to
receive the same error.

I'll try creating a DSN and see if that makes any difference.

I also noticed that I can no longer stop SQL Server on my machine. I get
the below:

"An error 5 - (Access is denied.) occured while performing this service
operation on the MSSQLServer service."

I am assuming this error is part of the same permissions-related problem.
I discovered this problem because I had tried to change SQL Server from
Windows Authentication mode to Mixed mode in the system registry as
explained in a KB article I found. However, I do not believe I can change
this setting in the registry until I can shut down SQL Server!!!

(local), with the parenthesis, not Local. You can also try 127.0.0.1 or
127.0.0.1,1433.

If you have ODBC installed (quite probably), you can try creating a DSN
by
using the Data Sources tool in the Administrative Tools section under the
control panel.

Finally, what provider are you trying to use in the connection window?

S. L.

Enterprise Manager and VS.NET are not installed on my machine.

The SQL Server name is set to the name of the machine. Should I change
it to Local? I hadn't tried that, but in hind sight that makes sense.
I'll give it a try and post again if the problem persists. Thanks for
your help.


"Sylvain Lafontaine" <sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam please)>
wrote in message Obviously, if you were able to connect to the MSDE engine and now you
can't, something must have happened.

Have you tried another kind of client, like Enterprise Manager ou
VS.NET, to connect to the MSDE database and what is the name of the
server that you are using? (for example: the name of the machine,
(local), localhost, 127.0.0.1, etc.)

S. L.

I must have a default installation.

Yes, I successfully connected to the database the day that I created
it. I created the tables, relationships and was beginning to enforce
referential integrity. Now I'm trying to connect, and it won't trust
my login even though that's what I told it to do when I originally
created the database.

I do have administrator rights on my local machine, but these rights
are external to SQL Server. I don't know what specific rights I have
within SQL Server. However, as I mentioned above, I did manage to
create the tables and begin enforcing referential integrity. Usually,
only someone with administrator permissions can do these things. At
the time, I just assumed that I was automatically granted
administrator
rights when I created the database. If this is not the case, then I'm
puzzled as to why I was allowed to create the database, tables, etc.
in
the first place. Maybe SQL Server was just teasing me.


"Sylvain Lafontaine" <sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam
please)>
wrote in message The fact that you are able to successfully log on to your machine is
not necessarily sufficient to get access to the MSDE or SQL-Server.

By default, you must have administrator rights to have access to the
server (with a default installation) and even these accounts can be
kicked off the sql-server.

Have you been able to log on successfully before?

S. L.

I recently created an ADP project as a front end that connects to a
new MSDE 2000 backend. Both files are installed on the same machine.
MSDE 2000 and Access XP are both installed. The project is using NT
Authentication (Trusted Connection). My login authenticates to an
Active Directory domain. I don't know whether this detail is
relevant.

Now I'm trying to connect to the back end from the project file
(both
on local machine), but I'm having the below problems:

1) The tables and database diagram no longer display in the
database
window.

2) The title bar at the top of the database window indicates that
the project is *disconnected* from the back end.

3) When I run the "Connection" option from the File menu and click
on the "Test Connection" button at the bottom of the "Data Link
Properties" dialog box, I get the following error:

"Test connection failed because of an error in initializing
provider.
Login failed for user '[myDomain\MyUserName]'"

4) If I just click on the OK button in the "Data Link Properties"
dialog box, I get the following error:

"Microsoft Access could not log on to the server. Verify that the
log on information is correct."

Normally, I would assume the fact that I was able to successfully
log
on to my machine is sufficient proof that my login info is correct.
For some reason, my new database does not appear to be trusting(?)
my
Windows 2000 authentication. My password has *not* changed
recently.

I have also verified that SQL Server is running on my machine and
that my machine name has been selected as the SQL Server Name in the
"Data Link Properties" dialog box. "Use Windows NT Integrated
security" is also selected. The database is also selected.

I have re-started my machine and logged in again, but I still cannot
connect to the MSDE database from the project file.

What am I missing?


P.S. I'm Xposting in Microsoft.Public.Access.Security and
Microsoft.Public.Access.ADP.SQLServer.

 

[MikeC]

Sylvain,

You are absolutely correct. The problem was related to my account!

After some further troubleshooting, I discovered that my account had been
*removed* from the Administrator group on my local machine!!!

After some special effort from my local desktop support people, they managed
to add my account back to the group. Now I can connect to the database
without any problems.

Now that I have admin permissions again, I can also start and stop SQL
Server, so this allowed me to change my authentication mode to Mixed in the
registry. I'll set up a SQL Server account for myself just in case this
problem happens again in the future. Thanks for your help.

Sorry, for the provider, it's my error. After verification, I see that the
dialog box for ADP project only permits the SQL-Server OLEDB Provider. It's
hard to follow all these different dialog boxes these days. Forget about
the DSN.

For the registry setting, try to change the setting and reboot your
computer. Go into safe mode if necessary to change the setting. Look into
the services window to see if they are nothing unusual about the SQL-Server
service.

If I were you, I would stop the SQL-Server (by going into safe mode if
necessary); make a copy of the database files and desinstalls/reinstalls the
whole thing.

Also, I'm not sure but it's quite possible that loging as Administrator and
not with another account with administrator rights can change things. Maybe
there is something wrong with the account that you are using presently.

S. L.

I am unable to find the provider in the "Data Link Properties" dialog box.
This is the dialog box that displays when I select Connection... from the
File menu. Should I be looking somewhere else?

I also tried to change the server to "(local)", but I'm continuing to
receive the same error.

I'll try creating a DSN and see if that makes any difference.

I also noticed that I can no longer stop SQL Server on my machine. I get
the below:

"An error 5 - (Access is denied.) occured while performing this service
operation on the MSSQLServer service."

I am assuming this error is part of the same permissions-related problem.
I discovered this problem because I had tried to change SQL Server from
Windows Authentication mode to Mixed mode in the system registry as
explained in a KB article I found. However, I do not believe I can change
this setting in the registry until I can shut down SQL Server!!!

(local), with the parenthesis, not Local. You can also try 127.0.0.1 or
127.0.0.1,1433.

If you have ODBC installed (quite probably), you can try creating a DSN
by
using the Data Sources tool in the Administrative Tools section under the
control panel.

Finally, what provider are you trying to use in the connection window?

S. L.

Enterprise Manager and VS.NET are not installed on my machine.

The SQL Server name is set to the name of the machine. Should I change
it to Local? I hadn't tried that, but in hind sight that makes sense.
I'll give it a try and post again if the problem persists. Thanks for
your help.


"Sylvain Lafontaine" <sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam please)>
wrote in message Obviously, if you were able to connect to the MSDE engine and now you
can't, something must have happened.

Have you tried another kind of client, like Enterprise Manager ou
VS.NET, to connect to the MSDE database and what is the name of the
server that you are using? (for example: the name of the machine,
(local), localhost, 127.0.0.1, etc.)

S. L.

I must have a default installation.

Yes, I successfully connected to the database the day that I created
it. I created the tables, relationships and was beginning to enforce
referential integrity. Now I'm trying to connect, and it won't trust
my login even though that's what I told it to do when I originally
created the database.

I do have administrator rights on my local machine, but these rights
are external to SQL Server. I don't know what specific rights I have
within SQL Server. However, as I mentioned above, I did manage to
create the tables and begin enforcing referential integrity. Usually,
only someone with administrator permissions can do these things. At
the time, I just assumed that I was automatically granted
administrator
rights when I created the database. If this is not the case, then I'm
puzzled as to why I was allowed to create the database, tables, etc.
in
the first place. Maybe SQL Server was just teasing me.


"Sylvain Lafontaine" <sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam
please)>
wrote in message The fact that you are able to successfully log on to your machine is
not necessarily sufficient to get access to the MSDE or SQL-Server.

By default, you must have administrator rights to have access to the
server (with a default installation) and even these accounts can be
kicked off the sql-server.

Have you been able to log on successfully before?

S. L.

I recently created an ADP project as a front end that connects to a
new MSDE 2000 backend. Both files are installed on the same machine.
MSDE 2000 and Access XP are both installed. The project is using NT
Authentication (Trusted Connection). My login authenticates to an
Active Directory domain. I don't know whether this detail is
relevant.

Now I'm trying to connect to the back end from the project file
(both
on local machine), but I'm having the below problems:

1) The tables and database diagram no longer display in the
database
window.

2) The title bar at the top of the database window indicates that
the project is *disconnected* from the back end.

3) When I run the "Connection" option from the File menu and click
on the "Test Connection" button at the bottom of the "Data Link
Properties" dialog box, I get the following error:

"Test connection failed because of an error in initializing
provider.
Login failed for user '[myDomain\MyUserName]'"

4) If I just click on the OK button in the "Data Link Properties"
dialog box, I get the following error:

"Microsoft Access could not log on to the server. Verify that the
log on information is correct."

Normally, I would assume the fact that I was able to successfully
log
on to my machine is sufficient proof that my login info is correct.
For some reason, my new database does not appear to be trusting(?)
my
Windows 2000 authentication. My password has *not* changed
recently.

I have also verified that SQL Server is running on my machine and
that my machine name has been selected as the SQL Server Name in the
"Data Link Properties" dialog box. "Use Windows NT Integrated
security" is also selected. The database is also selected.

I have re-started my machine and logged in again, but I still cannot
connect to the MSDE database from the project file.

What am I missing?


P.S. I'm Xposting in Microsoft.Public.Access.Security and
Microsoft.Public.Access.ADP.SQLServer.

 

[mazirra]

managed network services

Hi

I have an MS-Access 2002 ADP application that gets deployed to a large
group of people. Most of these users are able to use a "trusted
connection" but there are a dozen or so that are situated on a
domain/setup that will not allow "trusted".
Anyway, I have VBA setting the connection string based on the domain
used to connect. I deploy the application set up for trusted
connection.
managed network services