SQL Server login problem for a windows service on reboot

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I have a service that has a dependency on SQL server express (2005). Every morning when I reboot my machine, I see that the service has not started. In the event viewer, I see the following error:

Service cannot be started. System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot open database "MyDatabase" requested by the login. The login failed.

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)

at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj)

at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.CompleteLogin(Boolean enlistOK)

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.AttemptOneLogin(ServerInfo serverInfo, String newPassword, Boolean ignoreSniOpenTimeout, Int64 timerExpire, SqlConnection owningObject)

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.LoginNoFailover(String host, String newPassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance, SqlConnection owningObject, SqlConnectionString conn…

If I now restart the service, it works fine but not on when I first power up the machine.

Any clues why this is happening?

JD.

Best Solution

I think it may happen when your service is started before SQL Server Express. I recommend checking out one of these solutions below:

add more attempts to login to database with appropriate delay time
check if Sql Server is running before you try to login to your database

Syntax:

ALTER TABLE {TABLENAME} 
ADD {COLUMNNAME} {TYPE} {NULL|NOT NULL} 
CONSTRAINT {CONSTRAINT_NAME} DEFAULT {DEFAULT_VALUE}
WITH VALUES

Example:

ALTER TABLE SomeTable
        ADD SomeCol Bit NULL --Or NOT NULL.
 CONSTRAINT D_SomeTable_SomeCol --When Omitted a Default-Constraint Name is autogenerated.
    DEFAULT (0)--Optional Default-Constraint.
WITH VALUES --Add if Column is Nullable and you want the Default Value for Existing Records.

Notes:

Optional Constraint Name:
If you leave out CONSTRAINT D_SomeTable_SomeCol then SQL Server will autogenerate
a Default-Contraint with a funny Name like: DF__SomeTa__SomeC__4FB7FEF6

Optional With-Values Statement:
The WITH VALUES is only needed when your Column is Nullable
and you want the Default Value used for Existing Records.
If your Column is NOT NULL, then it will automatically use the Default Value
for all Existing Records, whether you specify WITH VALUES or not.

How Inserts work with a Default-Constraint:
If you insert a Record into SomeTable and do not Specify SomeCol's value, then it will Default to 0.
If you insert a Record and Specify SomeCol's value as NULL (and your column allows nulls),
then the Default-Constraint will not be used and NULL will be inserted as the Value.

Notes were based on everyone's great feedback below.
Special Thanks to:
@Yatrix, @WalterStabosz, @YahooSerious, and @StackMan for their Comments.

Sql – Application Role connect to SQL Server with “Login Failed” error

The error message really says it all:

SqlException was unhandled by user code 
Message="Login failed for user 'domain\username'." 
Source=".Net SqlClient Data Provider" ErrorCode=-2146232060 Class=14

From this, you should see that the user the you use to connect to your ServerB does not have an account on that second server, obviously.

It has nothing to do with your application role or whatever - your user "domain\username" just simply doesn't have access rights to the second server.

Add a login for that user, and grant him access and the necessary permissions on the databases needed, and you should be fine.

Marc

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Sql – Application Role connect to SQL Server with “Login Failed” error

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